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The more time a person spends sitting, the higher their risk of death from any cause

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

A very well-conducted study published in July in The Lancet. These authors took a fresh look at a massive load of data from 16 large studies and including over a million subjects. They aggregated the information, re-ran the analyses, and corrected for individual and population variations. What they found was that 60 to 75 minutes of moderate physical activity like walking to work, walking the dog, riding a stationary bike, line dancing, golf or softball, doubles tennis, or coaching sports eliminates the risk of death related to sitting, even from sitting for more than eight hours per day.

Can’t get in an hour or more of these types of activities per day? Just 25 minutes of moderate activity is somewhat protective, even for people who sit for eight or more hours per day. The way physical activity energy expenditure was calculated, vigorous activities count more, so less time of the most strenuous exercise is needed to be protective.

General Physical Activities Defined by Level of Intensity – CDC and ACSM guidelines

The following is in accordance with CDC and ACSM guidelines.

pa_intensity_table_2_1

Click to access pa_intensity_table_2_1.pdf

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SOURCE

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/get-stand-health-little-movement-offsets-lot-sitting-2016081810215?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.23.2016%20(1)