Research
Metabolic adaptation
The negative association of higher total number of sedentary bouts with percent body-fat approached significance in women (b=−0.07, −0.14 to 0.00, p=0.06), but not men.
Encouraging more breaks in sedentary behavior may benefit women's body-fat levels.
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Similarly, the negative association of higher total number of sedentary bouts (reflecting more breaks in the time spent being sedentary) with percent body-fat approached significance in women (b=−0.07, −0.14 to 0.00, p=0.06), but not men.
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Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Prolonged Bouts Of Sedentary Time Are Associated With Percent Body-fat, Independent Of Total Sedentary Time
Geneviève N. Healy et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2007
cross-sectional · n=197Cited 6×
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