http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: exercise health targets - Recent Posts en Sun, 17 May 2026 18:25:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10826#post-377592 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:13:18 +0000 chdot 377592@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reviving old thread because later ones usually relate to obesity. </p> <p>“</p> <p>However, for people able to exercise, the recommendation remained that you should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise a week, Giblin said. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/03/women-high-intensity-routine-four-minutes-daily-halve-heart-attack-risk-uk-biobank-study" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/03/women-high-intensity-routine-four-minutes-daily-halve-heart-attack-risk-uk-biobank-study</a></p> <p>Sounds like a 5 day 15 min cycle commute. </p> <p>Presume “moderate intensity exercise“ depends, to some extent, on terrain and how fast you choose to go(?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10826#post-120212 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:18:45 +0000 crowriver 120212@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, I saw this and was thinking that Scotland is probably much worse! We've got worse obesity rates... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10826#post-120210 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:17:32 +0000 fimm 120210@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23518037">Most adults don't exercise enough, research finds.</a></p> <p><em>Most adults in England are risking their health by failing to get enough exercise, research suggests.<br /> A University of Bristol-led study found 80% failed to meet the government target of taking moderate exercise at least 12 times in a four-week period.<br /> Better-off and better-educated adults were most likely to exercise, while the poorer and least educated were most likely to be inactive.</em></p> <p>The study applies to England, but I doubt the results would be significantly different in the rest of the UK. </p>