Tue, Nov-01-22, 03:40
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Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/153/160
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Progress: 109%
Location: UK
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November 30-Day Walking Challenge
Following on from October's 31-Day Walking Challenge, this is the challenge for November.
Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier.
Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories, and make your heart healthier.
Set a monthly goal and post your steps daily. Setting a specific goal will make sure that you stay accountable and get enough walking in to make a difference.
You can use a Fitbit or a pedometer app on your mobile phone, for example, to track your daily steps or the distance of your workouts.
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Just 20 minutes of walking a day could halve your risk of premature death
Even small amounts of moderate activity cause a significant reduction in mortality, study shows
Couch potatoes can halve their risk of premature death with a 20-minute daily walk, research has shown.
The study of more than 3,300 physically inactive people found that those who were persuaded to change their habits saw a significant reduction in mortality.
Spanish scientists tracked the large group of patients - aged up to 80 - for 12 years to see what difference changes in their lifestyle could make.
Those who managed a significant boost in exercise levels - meeting recommendations to carry out 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week, or a 20-minute brisk walk daily - saw mortality fall by 45 per cent.
Even those who only managed a 10-minute walk saw mortality fall by 20 per cent, the research published in the British Journal of General Practice found.
If everyone had followed international health advice and managed 150 minutes of moderate exercise, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity, 20 per cent of deaths could have been avoided, said researchers.
The impact was at least as much as could be achieved by persuading by changing other bad habits, such as smoking, and tackling problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure, said experts.
The research by scientists from the primary care research unit of Bio-Cruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute said any increase in activity, no matter how small, translated into a significant reduction in mortality.
Inactive patients who performed 10 minutes a day of moderate or five minutes of vigorous activity reduced mortality by 20 per cent, the study found.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...remature-death/
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