Exercise and health study for sedentary adults
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how sitting too much and not exercising affect heart and metabolic health. It may help you understand your health better and find ways to improve it.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 40 and 70 years old.
- You sit for more than 9 hours a day.
- You exercise less than 3 times a week.
- You are not pregnant and do not plan to become pregnant.
- You do not have any condition that prevents you from being physically active.
- You have not been diagnosed with a heart or metabolic disease (like diabetes).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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