At Least An Hour Of Daily Exercise Needed To Counter Risks Of 8 Hours Of Sitting.

reports the researchers recommended at least 60 to 75 minutes of “moderate intensity” exercise daily to “undo the damage of sitting for at least eight hours a day.” They also found lack of exercise and being sedentary “is as dangerous as being obese or smoking.” Furthermore, the researchers found that this added exercise “was not enough to counter the hazards of also watching more than five hours of television a day.” The study found that the health impacts of an eight-hour workday spent bound to a computer or in a car can be alleviated by activities as simple as cycling at speeds of more than 16 kilometers per hour (about 10 mph) or walking briskly at 5.6 kilometers per hour (about 3.5 mph) for more than 60 minutes each day. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/health/one-hour-exercise-tackles-8-hours-sitting/ According to CNN (7/27, Senthilingam, For), the study’s recommendation “are double the current World Health Organization guidelines, which urge a minimum of 150 physically active minutes each week – which people still fail to meet.” http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_MED_EXERCISE_AND_SITTING_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-27-22-04-27 Researchers found that people with the highest levels of moderate physical activity - 60 to 75 minutes daily- erased the higher risk of death linked to being seated for more than eight hours a day. But even that exercise regime was not enough to counter the hazards of also watching more than five hours of television a day.