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Live longer -Adults need at min. 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity

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Re: Live longer -Adults need at min. 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity

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Post by chikere232 »

tayo42 wrote: post #2

49 minutes of walking a day is higher then I woukd have guessed for the lowest quartile. Office/desk work is brutal for getting movement in.

That includes walking to the coffee-machine, to the elevator, to the car, etc.

If you walk a moderate 100 steps/minute, 49 minutes of walking is just 4900 steps which is easy to hit without even really intentionally walking anywhere, unless you work from home without going outside

Re: Live longer -Adults need at min. 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity

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Post by chikere232 »

> Find more moments to move throughout your day. While your food’s heating up, do some squats or take a lap around your work building instead of scrolling through social media. When you’re running errands, park as far away from stores as possible. Getting coffee with a friend? Catch up during a walk in the park instead of sitting in the coffee shop.

The last one about taking a walk with a friend sounds nice, but the other ones sound like the worst ways to get activity ever

Constantly forcing yourself to do things is hard and probably will fail. If you find things you enjoy doing, getting activity can be a treat rather than a chore, regardless if it's taking a dog for a walk, going to every museum in town, or finding a sport you like

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Post by nicbou »

chikere232 wrote: post #3
tayo42 wrote: post #2

49 minutes of walking a day is higher then I woukd have guessed for the lowest quartile. Office/desk work is brutal for getting movement in.

That includes walking to the coffee-machine, to the elevator, to the car, etc. If you walk a moderate 100 steps/minute, 49 minutes of walking is just 4900 steps which is easy to hit without even really intentionally walking anywhere, unless you work from home without going outside

It depends on where you live. In a European or Asian city it’s just a normal commute. In North America it can be more difficult outside of cities.

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Post by aithrowawaycomm »

tayo42 wrote: post #2

49 minutes of walking a day is higher then I woukd have guessed for the lowest quartile. Office/desk work is brutal for getting movement in.

I think the article got confused between per-week and per-day; otherwise the numbers are internally inconsistent, and difficult to believe. I don't think the top quartile of the US exercises 3 hours a day! And there's no way the bottom quartile exercises 49 minutes a day: 49 minutes a week for chores, errands, and walking to/from your car sounds more correct.

Also note that they were wearing hip pedometers, which might overestimate "moderate" exercise compared to something that also tracks heart rate.

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Post by naveen99 »

scotty79 wrote: post #8

Did they control for weight? Because overweight and obese people are likely to have both shorter lifespan and more sedentary lifestyle.

Overweight people (bmi 25-30) live longer. I bet they will eventually change bmi classifications to make that range normal. Underweight and obese people live less. But even there obese are probably better off than underweight. Being overweight is in itself exercise for the heart and your calves and every other muscle probably.
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