Physical activity, any type or amount, cuts health risk /Story: the bremen town musicians.

Physical activity, any type or amount, cuts health risk from sitting A new study of around 8,000 middle-aged and older adults found that swapping a half-hour of sitting around with physical activity of any intensity or duration cut the risk of early death by as much as 35 percent. The findings highlight the importance of movement -- regardless of its intensity or amount of time spent moving -- for better health. The study was published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology. "Our findings underscore an important public health message that physical activity of any intensity provides health benefits," says Keith Diaz, PhD, assistant professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and lead author of the paper. About one in four adults spends more than eight hours a day sitting, according to a recent study. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/cuim-paa011019.php Story: the bremen town musicians. By Brian Wildsmith