Research results from universities in 9 countries including Australia
Significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and death
Just walking 4,500 steps will give you half the effect.
Just having some leisure time can lower your risk of stroke
▲ A study showed that even people who sit all day can significantly lower their risk of developing cardiovascular disease by walking just 9,000 steps. Provided by Pixabay The past 5 days were such a blessing in disguise that spring was in full swing, enough for frogs to wake up from their hibernation. Still, there will be a few more cold spells in the future. Unlike the morning and evening, it is relatively warm during the day, so it is visible that the number of people exercising is increasing.
A joint research team from the University of Sydney in Australia, the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil, the Autonomous University of Chile, the University of Santiagogue, Cádiz University in Spain, the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark, Harvard University School of Medicine in the US, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that even if you lead a sedentary lifestyle for a long time, you only need to walk 9,000 to 10,000 steps a day. It has been shown that it can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. The results of this study were published in the March 6 issue of ‘British Sports Medicine’, an international academic journal published by the British Medical Association.
The research team tracked and analyzed the number of steps per day, time spent sitting, cause of death, and CVD incidence of 72,174 people registered in the UK Biobank, the world’s largest biomedical science big data, for approximately 7 years.
According to the research team, for people who spend more than 10.5 hours a day sitting, the number of steps needed to reduce the risk of various deaths and the incidence of CVD is 9,000 to 10,000 steps per day. It was found to reduce the risk of death by 39% and CVD development by 21%. There is no need to be disappointed even if you cannot complete 10,000 steps a day. It is said that even if you just walk 4,000 to 4,500 steps a day, you can get half the effect.
Meanwhile, a joint research team from Italy’s University of L’Aquila, Maurizio Buffalini Hospital, University of Pisa Medical School, Imperial College London, England’s Charing Cross Hospital, and Germany’s Martin Luther University found that even if your physical activity level falls below the recommended guidelines, if you have leisure time, you can have a stroke. It is said that the risk can be greatly reduced. The results of this study were published on March 6 in the international medical journal ‘Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry’.
The researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine whether even low levels of physical activity could prevent the development of CVD. Meta-analysis is a method of collecting and statistically reanalyzing the results of individual studies in order to integrate the results of multiple studies on a specific topic. The research team analyzed 15 studies that followed health for an average of 10.5 years. These studies included 752,050 adults.
The analysis showed that even if you don’t get enough physical activity on a regular basis, just doing low-intensity physical activity during your leisure time significantly lowers your risk of stroke. It was found that people who had leisure time had an 18% lower risk of stroke than those who did not, and those who engaged in moderate-intensity physical activity during leisure had a 29% lower risk of stroke.
Although improvements have been made with the disappearance of zero-period school attendance and the implementation of the 52-hour workweek, 5 days a week, our society still emphasizes ‘no work’ and emphasizes that there is no such thing as rest. The constant ringing of message and email notification sounds is also a factor that harms the mental and physical health of modern people. If the culture of only encouraging ‘hard work’ without breaks continues, it will become an unhealthy, inefficient, and authoritarian society rather than a healthy, creative, and innovative society.
Yoo Yong-ha, science reporter
2024-03-06 15:18:38
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