The Finnish research team analyzes daily life … Awareness of the risk of heart disease and diabetes
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A new study finds an estimate of how much sleep increases and decreases on average physical activity after retirement.
A research team from the University of Turku in Finland analyzed the movements of 551 public sector workers with a wrist-worn device (accelerometer) for one week before and one week after retirement as part of the “Retirement Study and on aging (FIREA) “. The average age of the participants was 63.2 years and 86% were women. 65% of women and 68% of men worked as non-physical workers before retirement. The study found that once they retired they slept a lot more, spent more time sedentary, and engaged in significantly less physical activity of any intensity. In particular, it was found that the average time devoted to physical activity, such as exercise, decreased by approximately 81 minutes.
The lead author of the study, Dr Christine Suorsa (postdoctoral researcher) at the University of Turku, Finland, said: “The transition from moderate or vigorous pre-retirement physical activity to an active Significantly less or lighter physique after retirement can increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, ”he said.
The study found that, on average, pre-retirement women slept about 8 hours a day, sat for about 11 hours a day, practiced light physical activity for about 4 hours, and engaged in moderate or vigorous activity for about 4 hours. 50 minutes. Before retirement, men slept about 16 minutes less, sat for about an hour longer, and did about 46 minutes less light physical activity than women. The amount of time men spent at moderate or vigorous levels of physical activity was similar to that of women. Physical workers, both male and female, tended to spend less time sedentary and to be more physically active than non-physical workers.
After retirement, women spent 45 minutes more sleep and 36 minutes more sedentary, respectively, while they spent 64 minutes less in light physical activity and 17 minutes less in moderate or vigorous activity. There were no significant differences between physical and non-physical occupations. Men who retired from physical work tended to spend more time sleeping and sedentary after retirement, and men who retired from non-physical work tended to sleep more.
“Retirees should aim to increase the amount of physical activity, especially at moderate to vigorous levels, avoid sitting for a long time, walking frequently, and getting plenty of rest,” the research team said. The Finnish Retirement and Aging Study was launched in 2013 to investigate changes in the lifestyle, health and functional abilities of retirees. The results of this study analyzed movements just before and after retirement, so more research is needed on changes over time after retirement.
The results of this study (Changes in 24-Hour Movement Behaviors During Transition to Retirement: Compositional Data Analysis) were published online in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity and were published in American Health. from the media “Health Day”.
