people ages 45 and above from the United States, Australia, and Western Europe.
They found during their follow-up period of 2 to 18 years that those who sat for eight hours a day with little exercise had a 9.9 percent chance of mortality, while those who sat for less than four hours per day with one hour of exercise had a 6.8 percent chance of mortality.
The study goes on to recommend that those who sit daily for an average of eight hours should try to exercise one hour per day, while those who sit 6 hours or less should aim for half an hour of exercise.
“You don’t need to do sport, you don’t need to go to the gym. It’s OK to do some brisk walking, maybe in the morning, during lunchtime, after dinner in the evening,” said lead author Professor Ulf Ekelund in an interview with The Guardian, “You can split it up over the day, but you need to do at least one hour.”
Overall, right now, most health experts advise 30 minutes of exercise every day. Adding another