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30 minutes less sitting reduces risk of an early death by 17%

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14-Jan-2019

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Analysed data from almost 8,000 adults in the US aged 45 or older.

Participants wore an activity tracker for up to a week between 2009 and 2013.

On average, participants were sedentary for 11.5 hours during their waking hours.

30 minutes of low-intensity activity, instead of sitting, reduced the risk of an early death by 17%.

Increasing the activity to heart-pumping intensity reduced risk of death by 35%.

No benefits to be had if the total amount of sitting in a day remained.

Periods of activity could be as short as a minute in duration.

The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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American Journal of Epidemiology

Journal providing information in the field of epidemiological research.

Columbia University

Private Ivy League research university in New York City

Keith Diaz

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.

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Sedentary Behaviour