Being Active Reduces Your Chance of Dying by 35%

Sedentary lifestyles increase your chances of developing chronic disease. Physical activity reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and stroke.

Studies demonstrate that participating in 60 to 75 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity EVERY day essentially eliminated chronic disease risk attributed to sitting (Kenney et al., 2022). If needing to sit for long periods schedule short movement breaks every 30-60 minutes.

Aim to perform 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity every week for increased health and weight management (Williams, 2013). Resistance training 2 to 3 times per week for increased strength and build bone density (American College of Sports Medicine et al., 2021).

References

American College of Sports Medicine, Liguori, G., Feito, Y., Fountaine, C., & Roy, B. (Eds.). (2021). ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (Eleventh edition). Wolters Kluwer.

Kenney, W. L., Wilmore, J. H., & Costill, D. L. (2022). Physiology of sport and exercise (Eighth edition). Human Kinetic.

Williams, P. T. (2013). Dose-Response relationship of physical activity to premature and total all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in walkers. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e78777. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078777