(Clarissa Brincat/ Medical News Today) — Physical activity is an important facet of overall health and well-being
Research shows that regular exercise can lower the risk of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) states that people who are insufficiently active have a 20–30% higher risk of death compared to people who are sufficiently active.
Although the importance of physical activity is abundantly clear, around 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men worldwide do not follow the recommendation for moderate-intensity exercise for at least 150 minutes or vigorous-intensity exercise for 75 minutes each week.
A new study brings good news for people who do not like or cannot do structured vigorous exercise.
Based on wrist-worn accelerometer measurements from 22,398 non-exercising adults gathered via the UK Biobank, just 4.5 minutes per day of vigorous-intensity physical activity performed in 1-minute bursts were associated with up to 32% lower risk of cancer. (…)