A Scientific Study Revealed How Much Exercise Your Body Needs To Cancel Out A Day Of Sitting
Do you spend a lot of your day sitting at a desk? Many of us do, beavering away in front of a screen. And then we go home and spend more hours on the internet or watching TV. More and more, these days, we find we spend our lives sitting down, and that just isn’t good for us.
Work From Home Life
Maybe you’re now working from home, so it’s become even harder for you to fit in exercise. You don’t get that walk to the office anymore, and, of course, you never have to run to catch a train or bus. Even getting to the gym has been hard for many in recent times.
We're Not Made To Sit
It isn’t good for us to spend so long on our butts. Regardless if we’re in the home, office or at work, sitting down is hurting our health. But it’s not all bad news. It turns out that the harm can be entirely canceled out by doing a certain amount of physical activity. Do you think you are doing enough?
Exercise To Live Longer
A recent study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed how much that level of exercise is. And it’s crucial to try and get that into your life. Why? Because scientists have discovered that if you do, the chances are that you’ll live longer – and in better health.
Knowledge Gap
Journal co-editor Emmanuel Stamatakis, who’s a professor at the University of Sydney, told U.K. tabloid Metro about the quality of the research in November 2020. He said it was “the best available science,” although he did suggest that there were “still some gaps in our knowledge.” One gap, he suggested, was that scientists weren’t sure “where exactly the bar for ‘too much sitting’ is.”
