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How Long Do You Need to Exercise to Offset a Day of Sitting?
A new study has found that even small amounts of exercise can cause a dramatic improvement in your health.
Most Americans spend excessive time on their desks or computers or maybe driving. Unfortunately, such a sedentary lifestyle can seriously impact your health and even result in early death.
However, that you’re spending more time on your chair doesn’t mean that you’re doomed.
Exercising for 30 minutes daily can offset a day of sitting. Yes! And this has been verified by a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Physical activity prolongs the lifespan
Researchers from Irving Medical Centre, University of Columbia, evaluated 7,999 adults. Subjects were healthy and aged 45 years and older. The issues had participated in a previous study that required wearing activity monitors for four days between 2009 and 2013.
The research team obtained data from the monitors. The data included the amount of physical activity the participants engaged in and the intensity of the physical activity they engaged in. Then, over five years, the researchers tracked the health risks and mortalities experienced by the participants.
