28/04/2023
11 MINUTES OF DAILY EXERCISE MAY PREVENT 16% OF PREMATURE DEATHS, SAYS STUDY. Outcomes of a systematic review examining dose-response associations between non-occupational physical activity and chronic disease and mortality outcomes report a substantial protection against chronic disease outcomes from even small increases in exercise amongst the adult population.
The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that higher activity levels were associated with lower risk of all outcomes. Moderate-vigorous exercise for 150 minutes per week was shown to be the optimum duration and intensity, but even activity at half this recommendation was shown to have impact, preventing an estimated 1 in 10 premature deaths. The strongest outcomes were found for all cause and cardiovascular outcomes, with weaker associations shown for cancer.
The systematic review was one of the largest of its kind ever conducted, with 196 articles covering over 30 million subjects being included.
Chair of the WFC’s Public Health Committee, Dr Claire Johnson DC, PhD commented, “This is a wonderful opportunity for chiropractors to educate our sedentary chiropractic patients that doing some physical activity is better than doing none.”
Reference: Garcia L, Pearce M, Abbas A, et al. Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes. Br J Sports Med https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36854652/
