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> VILPA refers to brief and sporadic (for example, up to 1 or up to 2 min long) bouts of vigorous-intensity physical activity done as part of daily living, such
by DoingIsLearning 4y ago
> VILPA refers to brief and sporadic (for example, up to 1 or up to 2 min long) bouts of vigorous-intensity physical activity done as part of daily living, such as bursts of very fast walking while commuting to work or moving from place to place, or stair climbing.
Seems like a really low bar for someone without disabilities. Doesn't this association read too much into it?
I mean if someone is so physically disconditioned that this level of activity is not the case (excluding disability) then yeah that kind of sedentarism seems like a recipe for CVD.
- layman51 4y agoI think this study is examining the elderly, nonexerciser population so they are seeing if VILPA could be some sort of substitute for not dedicating time to exercise.
- kragen 4y agomaybe they failed to adequately control for alternative causal graphs maybe people with atrial fibrillation make up a disproportionate fraction of the lower-vilpa groups, for example, because walking up stairs fast leaves them lightheaded, so they walk up stairs slowly instead, and later the fibrillation kills them at high rates doesn't mean walking up the stairs fast would be good for you if you have afib