Editorial:
From Everyday Health [1]:
For objective results, the research team tracked the daily physical activity of more than 1,000 men and women across the country via accelerometers worn by the participants.
Published in the journal Preventative Medicine, their findings reveal women aren't even coming close to the recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. Stats from this study line up with the results of a recent survey from the American Heart Association [2], which found that only 12 percent of Americans report regular practice of three key healthy habits (good nutrition, exercise, and oral care). The biggest excuse was lack of time.
But failing to get 30 minutes of physical activity per day hurts your health, according to the study authors.
"It's pretty striking what happens to you if you don't meet that 30 minutes a day of activity," says Bradley Cardinal, PhD, a OSU professor of social psychology of physical activity who co-led the study, in a release. "Women in our sample had better health behavior. They were much less likely to smoke, for instance, but the lack of activity still puts them at risk."
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Source:
Everyday Health
URL:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/high-cholesterol/0412/fewer-workouts-greater-health-risks-for-women.aspx
Date:
April 15, 2012
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