{"id":8979,"date":"2018-04-20T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matting.se\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:34:18","slug":"how-dangerous-is-your-posture-for-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matting.se\/en\/sa-farligt-ar-ditt-sittande-for-hjarnan\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how dangerous your sitting is for your brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That sitting too much isn't very healthy is probably not news to most people. But a new study shows how dangerous it actually is for brain health and that it's not possible to \u201dcompensate\u201d with extra exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors of the study therefore mean that it is not only wise to add exercise but also to reduce sedentary time \u2013 something that has previously been said about physical health, but which thus also applies to brain health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftonbladet.se\/halsa\/a\/zLPeLq\/sa-farligt-ar-ditt-sittande--for-hjarnan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Aftonbladet's article here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alicegwalton\/2018\/04\/12\/sitting-is-just-as-bad-for-the-brain-as-for-the-body-study-finds\/#6e78cf9b3830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This is how the American business newspaper Forbes writes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattingofficewellness.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/UCLA_Stillasittande_pa%CC%8Averkan-Alzheimers-mm_MTL_12-april2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here you will find UCLA's study.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Att det inte \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt nyttigt att sitta f\u00f6r mycket \u00e4r nog inte en nyhet f\u00f6r de flesta.&nbsp;Men en ny studie visar hur farligt det faktiskt \u00e4r f\u00f6r hj\u00e4rnans h\u00e4lsa och att det inte g\u00e5r att \u201dkompensera\u201d med extra tr\u00e4ning. 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