The death rate of not exercising is the same as smoking

A new study shows that the amount of activity is not enough to pose the same health risks as smoking. This study was published in The Lancet. In 2008, an estimated 5.3 million people died of inactivity in the world. Compared with smoking, research indicates that about 5 million people die of smoking each year.

I-Min Lee, an epidemiologist at Harvard University, said at a conference: "No exercise has a huge impact on health, and the impact can be compared with smoking."

But not all experts have the same claim for this study. According to Timothy Armstrong, PhD pointed out that in his institution, the study estimated that the death rate caused by inactivity was low, about 3.2 million per year. Armstrong said he thinks The Lancet compares smoking and inactivity in two different ways. He said that if he compares the same method, he suspects he may not see similar death rates.

However, this does not mean that "sports" or "not exercise" is a major risk factor for chronic diseases. Armstrong said: It is definitely one of the risk factors. No exercise is ranked fourth in the WHO's impact on chronic diseases. After blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol.

The study pointed out that it is estimated that about 6% of heart disease, 7% of type 2 diabetes, 10% of colon cancer and breast cancer are related to lack of exercise.

Seated life is very bad

James Levine, PhD, said: "We all know that leaving the chair, blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglyceride will improve, and the results are consistent. Every time you just leave the chair, blood sugar, cholesterol, triglyceride will Better, but it will not be good to sit still."

Levine, PhD, said: "If you increase the amount of time you sit down every day, accumulate, and increase again and again, sitting-style life will gradually have a very bad impact on health." From this point of view, other experts agree.

John P.PhD, a professor at the University of Missouri, said: "Inactivity plays an important role in almost all chronic diseases. We should treat smoking as an enemy of health, and non-exercise should also be included."

Go to exercise!

Many people expose themselves to unhealthy risks because of insufficient exercise.

There is a different study from The Lancet. It is estimated that there are 1/3 of the world's adults and more than 4/5 young people aged 13 to 15 years of age who have not reached the recommended amount of exercise. The so-called exercise recommendation here is for adults. It is a 150-minute week's gentle activity, such as brisk walking or cycling; for teenagers, it is a one-hour daily gentle exercise.

Americans exercise less, about 41% of American adults do not have enough exercise.

The study also found that women of any age are less likely to exercise than men and that women are more inclined to sit.

Why do we dislike activities so much? The researchers said: We are too dependent on the car and any mechanical transport.

In the United States, fewer than 4% of people walk to work and less than 2% ride cyclists to work. In comparison with China, Germany, and Sweden, about 20% of people walk to work; in China, Denmark, and the Netherlands, more than 20% of people go to work by bicycle.

We usually have more time to sit. Around 42% of people in the world sit for more than 4 hours a day. Nearly 70% of teenagers watch more than 2 hours of TV every day.

advice

There is a method that does not cost much and motivates you to do more activity. It is wearing a pedometer. One study pointed out that wearing women's pedometers and setting a daily activity of walking at least 10,000 steps is better than just suggesting that they walk 30 minutes a day.

However, the pedometer can only record your pace and cannot record how fast you are going, but exercise intensity is also one of the focuses of the exercise proposal. According to the 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medician: To confirm that your exercise intensity has reached a moderate level, try to wear at least 3,000 pedometers in 30 minutes.

postscript

what! I don't smoke, but if I don't exercise, my death rate is the same as smoking! We all regard smoking as a healthy killer, but never thought about it. The original inactivity is also a healthy killer, and its rank is still quite equivalent to smoking. It is worth pondering!

In addition to emphasizing the importance of exercise, this article also emphasizes the intensity of exercise. It does not mean that you should go for a leisurely walk in a two-lap playground. Remember! The intensity of taking 3,000 steps in at least 30 minutes is enough.

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