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02/14/2013
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Research concluded that exercise provides health benefits regardless of the type of activity. Going to the gym can be as healthy as climbing stairs or cleaning the house
Physical activity: Exercise not only mean going to a gym, but also being physically active in day-to-day, like climbing stairs more and spending less time sitting
Being physically active does not necessarily mean going to a gym several days a week. It can also mean performing a series of short exercises everyday, like climbing stairs or sweeping the house throughout the day. And, at least according to the results of a new study from Oregon State University in the United States, these two types of physical activity are also beneficial to health - able to prevent high blood pressure and cholesterol. This research is present in this month's American Journal of Health Promotion.
Paul Loprinzi, research coordinator, and her team evaluated data from 6,321 people between 18 and 85 years who had participated in the National Observatory of Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES, its acronym in English) between 2003 and 2006. The researchers assessed participants' health factors such as cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar, and also measured levels of physical activity practiced by individuals with the help of an accelerometer (a device that measures the intensity of exercises done throughout the day) .
According to the results, 43% of people who did not attend the academy on predetermined days fulfilled, yet the minimum recommendations for exercise (150 minutes per week). After take into account factors such as age and body mass index (BMI), the study authors concluded that meet this minimum time physical activity per week - if for jogging or performing everyday activities - reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome similarly.
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of factors that predispose to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and when diseases occur in association, to premature death. To be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, the patient must fit in three or more of the following: hypertension, high blood sugar, excess abdominal fat, low levels of good cholesterol and high levels of fatty acids.
"Our research suggests that an active lifestyle can be as beneficial as a structured approach to exercise to improve a number of health factors," Loprinzi says. According to the researcher, the results should encourage people to seek to exercise as much as possible in everyday life, such as "walk around the house while talking on the phone instead of remaining seated or may choose to walk the stairs, not the elevator, always possible. Our study provides realistic options for people to attain the daily recommendations for physical activity in a natural way, "he says.
Meet the research
ORIGINAL TITLE: Association Between Biologic Outcomes and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Accumulated ≥ 10-Minute Bouts and <10-Minute Bouts
WHERE WAS DISCLOSED: American Journal of Health Promotion
WHO DID: Paul Loprinzi and Bradley Cardinal
INSTITUTION: University of Oregon, United States
RESULT: Meet the 150 minutes of weekly physical activity reudz the risk of metabolic syndrome, regardless if met with regular exercises done in the gym, for example, or with daily activities like climbing stairs and cleaning house
Source: See - Online
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