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>The sweet spot for exercise benefits, however, came among those who tripled the recommended level of exercise, working out moderately, mostly by walking, for 4
by bhaumik 12y ago
>The sweet spot for exercise benefits, however, came among those who tripled the recommended level of exercise, working out moderately, mostly by walking, for 450 minutes per week, or a little more than an hour per day. Those people were 39 percent less likely to die prematurely than people who never exercised.
- griffinmahon 12y agoThis is like that one TED talk on longevity that found green zones where people lived much longer. One factor found in these people's lives was an ambulatory day, just generally walking a lot -- but, surprisingly, none of these groups went out of their way to exercise.
- IndianAstronaut 12y agoI wonder if we integrated regular walking into our city planning that we could reduce cardiovascular disease and obesity.
- pvnick 12y agoThat seems difficult for a sedentary adult living in suburban America who drives their car to work and sits at a desk all day, but for cultures that do more walking - ie in cities that are more laid out for walking and public transportation - an hour of walking per day is almost an afterthought. In Dubrovnik, Croatia, for instance, a small city largely built on the side of a mountain (https://moremojitosplease.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/dubrovnik-a-city-of-stairs-stone-walls-and-gelato/ https://moremojitosplease.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/dubrovnik...), I've never done so much cardiovascular exercise inadvertently just by living there for a week. I also noticed that very few people, if any, were overweight. In fact most cities I've been to in Europe seem to be quite good for walking. The ramifications of this study should certainly be factored in to city planning.