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Most adults don't exercise enough

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  1. fimm
    Member

    Most adults don't exercise enough, research finds.

    Most adults in England are risking their health by failing to get enough exercise, research suggests.
    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.
    Better-off and better-educated adults were most likely to exercise, while the poorer and least educated were most likely to be inactive.

    The study applies to England, but I doubt the results would be significantly different in the rest of the UK.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. crowriver
    Member

    Aye, I saw this and was thinking that Scotland is probably much worse! We've got worse obesity rates...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    Reviving old thread because later ones usually relate to obesity.

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    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.

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    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/03/women-high-intensity-routine-four-minutes-daily-halve-heart-attack-risk-uk-biobank-study

    Sounds like a 5 day 15 min cycle commute.

    Presume “moderate intensity exercise“ depends, to some extent, on terrain and how fast you choose to go(?).

    Posted 2 months ago #

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