Spend more time in front of a television or computer monitor, known as "screen time" is related to signs that the heart needs more time to recover from exercise, an indication of poor heart health. In the new study, published online January 17, Heart Asia, involving more than 2,000 people, all Americans in their thirties and who had no heart disease.
Participants performed a stress test of eight minutes, which allowed researchers to determine how long it took your heart rate back to normal after vigorous activity. The hearts of people who spent more time in front of television screens and computer tended to take longer to recover, even when researchers accounted for other possible factors and tried to reduce its influence in the statistics.
Participants performed a stress test of eight minutes, which allowed researchers to determine how long it took your heart rate back to normal after vigorous activity. The hearts of people who spent more time in front of television screens and computer tended to take longer to recover, even when researchers accounted for other possible factors and tried to reduce its influence in the statistics.
