Nov 30, 2020 07:00:00

How much exercise do you have to offset your sedentary debt?

It has been found to be bad for the body, as studies have shown that sitting life has a

significant impact not only on health but also on personality . Then, the research result showed how much exercise can eliminate the adverse effect of this 'keeping sitting'.

Joint associations of accelero-meter measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older individuals | British Journal of Sports Medicine
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/24/1499

Scientists Figured Out How Much Exercise You Need to'Offset' a Day of Sitting
https://www.sciencealert.com/getting-a-sweat-on-for-30-40-minutes-could-offset-a-day-of-sitting-down

According to this treatise, it is necessary to 'sweat with moderate exercise for about 30 to 40 minutes a day' for sitting.

The underlying data comes from nine studies conducted with fitness trackers installed in 44,370 people in four countries.

The analysis found that people with a sedentary lifestyle had a higher risk of death with less physical activity. However, there was no significant difference in mortality risk for those who had moderate exercise for 30 to 40 minutes, whether they were sitting for a long time or for a short time.

'Medium exercise' refers to moderately concentrated exercise such as cycling, walking, and garden work.

According to Emmanuel Stamatakis of the University of Sydney, who studies health science, the criteria for how much 'sitting too much' is due to lack of research are still unclear. However, 'it's a fast-paced field of research, and hopefully we'll get an answer within a few years,' said Stamatakis.