address our increasingly sedentary lifestyles it doesn’t really require as much effort as you think.
Scientists have calculated how much exercise you need to do to ‘compensate’ for sitting all day.
They say that up to 40 minutes of “moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity” every day should be enough.
The data comes from a study published a couple of years ago, which looked at nine previous studies that consisted of 44,370 people using some type of fitness tracker.
“In active people who engage in 30 to 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity, the association between high sedentary time and risk of death is not significantly different from people with low sedentary time,” the researchers explained in your study. to study.
The findings broadly reinforce current World Health Organization guidelines on physical activity levels for adults aged 18-64.
According to The OMSthese adults:
- you must do at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity;
- or at least 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity; or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous intensity activity throughout the week
- You should also do moderate-intensity or higher intensity muscle-strengthening activities that engage all major muscle groups 2 or more days a week, as they provide additional health benefits.
- you can increase moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity to more than 300 minutes; or doing more than 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity; or an equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity throughout the week for additional health benefits.
- To help reduce the detrimental effects of high levels of sedentary behavior on health, all adults and older adults should try to do more than recommended levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity.
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