Moving Off the Couch Brings Healthy Aging: Study Finds Benefit [Video]

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Shortening the time you spend sitting in front of the TV could pay big dividends in terms of healthy agingAs rates of exercise and healthy sleep replaced sitting, the odds for living to 70 or beyond in a healthy state roseFolks often do other unhealthy stuff — eating junk food, being isolated — when they’re watching TV

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s tempting to binge-watch TV, but yet another study finds that when it comes to healthy aging, the less time on your sofa, the better.

The study looked at 20 years of data on more than 45,000 people taking part in the Nurses’ Health Study. All were at least age 50 in 1992 and free of chronic disease when they entered the study.

Researchers tracked lifestyle habits like time sitting at work, home and watching television, as well as their hours at home or work spent …