For a long, healthy life – Walk for 2minutes every hour!

Getting up from your desk, or wherever you have been sitting, and walking for two minutes every hour can help reduce the negative health effects from prolonged sitting!

Most people spend their whole day sitting, working at a computer or watching TV. Studies have shown that sitting for extended periods of time is associated with higher risk or heart diseases, diabetes, premature death and other chronic health problems. Standing for some hours can be an obvious remedy to the issues caused by sitting. But, standing for longer periods of time at your work place may not be healthy or practical.

Results from a new study show that taking a break for just two minutes and doing some light exercise like walking results in a 33% lower risk of chronic health problems.

A professor of medicine at the University of Utah said that the study results are significant as current exercise recommendations also advise people to get at least 2.5 hours of moderate exercise each week.

Moderate exercise strengthens the heart, muscles and bones. The recommended thing to do would be to add two minutes of walking each hour in combination with your normal activities, which should include 2.5 hours of moderate exercise each week.

While suggesting two minutes’ walk per hour for a healthy and long life, the study found no benefit from two minutes of standing per hour. However, scientists said that a larger study could prove if replacing some sitting time with light activity such as standing can provide people with better health.

Walking more than 100 steps per minute would be necessary to the intensity level of moderate exercise. As health benefits can be achieved with even 10-minute exercise, a useful starting point is to attain 1000 steps in 10 minutes, before going after 3000 steps in 30 minutes.

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