"Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians - almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra - work from home at least some of the time in paid or unpaid roles. With that increase in working from home, it's easy to spend too long sitting - which is now recognised as bad for our health."
"Recent evidence has converged in on 7,000 steps being a target for daily steps when considering the prevention of many diseases. The World Health Organization has also reverted its recommendations from previously saying physical activity must be done in at least 10-minute bouts to "every move counts", regardless of duration. Recent experiments back this up too, finding that short, frequent walking or squatting breaks to avoid prolonged sitting can actually have better health outcomes than one bout of walking."
More than 6.7 million Australians, almost half of all workers and the majority in major cities, work from home at least some of the time. Increased remote work has increased prolonged sitting and reduced incidental workplace activity such as commuting, walking to colleagues, and buying lunch. Prolonged sitting is harmful to health. Walking interventions improve blood pressure and glucose tolerance and yield consistent health benefits. Evidence indicates about 7,000 daily steps supports disease prevention. The World Health Organization endorses that every move counts, and short, frequent walking breaks can outperform one longer walking bout.
Read at ScienceAlert
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]