One hour of moderate sporting activity per day would be necessary to compensate for the harmful effects of 8 hours of physical inactivity on health, according to the results of a study published in the Lancet medical journal.
International researchers have performed a meta-analysis on more than 1 million people to re-establish the risks of a sedentary lifestyle and understand if there is a way to combat the health harms of physical inactivity.
Daily physical activity to fight against a sedentary lifestyle
Scientists first found that the majority of participants actually spent more than 8 hours a day in front of a computer screen. Comparing death rates based on sedentary lifestyle and physical activity, they found that people who sat for 8 hours a day had a 27% increased risk of dying at 10 years, compared to those who were sedentary only 4 hours.
They also have a 59% increased risk of death at 10 years, compared to individuals who exercise the most physical activity and who are not sedentary that 4 hours or less per day.
“Sitting for more than 4 hours a day increases the risk of death, and regardless of the amount of exercise,” conclude the researchers who claim that “at least 1 hour of moderate-intensity exercise each day reduces the risk of death. risk of death regardless of the number of hours spent in a sitting position ”.
The results of this study confirm the findings of researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (USA). They published a study which revealed that walking for 5 minutes every hour would help maintain arterial function and blood circulation and reduce the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle.
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