{"id":44276,"date":"2017-09-23T12:11:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T12:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=44276"},"modified":"2017-09-23T12:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T12:11:29","slug":"just-2-5-hours-of-activity-per-week-can-be-beneficial-even-doing-household-chores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/home-garden\/just-2-5-hours-of-activity-per-week-can-be-beneficial-even-doing-household-chores.html","title":{"rendered":"Just 2.5 hours of activity per week can be beneficial \u2014 even doing household chores"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just 2.5 hours of activity per week can be beneficial \u2014 even doing household chores<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Just 2.5 hours of activity per week can be beneficial \u2014 even doing household chores :- According to a recent study published in The Lancet, 2.5 hours of physical activity per week \u2014\u008d and researchers say this can include any type of activity \u2014 can reduce the risk of death by 28 per cent. The study notes your risk of heart disease also can drop by 20 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing physically active doesn\u2019t have to be complicated,\u201d says Vancouver-based study author Dr. Scott Lear. \u201cGoing to the gym, going for a run or going swimming are all fantastic, but that doesn\u2019t need to be the only way you get activity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lear and his team looked at more than 130,000 people in 17 countries with different income levels. For some countries, he adds, being active was part of their day-to-day job and recreational activity (going to the gym, for example) wasn\u2019t an option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Countries in the study included Canada, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, South Africa, China, Colombia, Iran, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWithin these communities, we invited individuals aged between 35 and 70 years who intended to live at their current address for at least another four years. Total physical activity was assessed using [a questionnaire],\u201d authors wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authors noted both recreational and non-recreational physical activity were associated with benefits, and the more activity you did, the lower your risk of heart disease and death were overall.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrevious studies are focused on high-income countries and jobs where you sit all day. We have to go out in our free time to be active,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The generation that sits<\/span><\/p>\n

And while there are many jobs in Canada that require being active on the job, Lear notes the majority of people are still sedentary.<\/span><\/p>\n

About 100 years ago, he adds, people didn\u2019t have to go to gyms to stay active or fit, and with a generation that sits, it\u2019s even more important to look at how active you are before work, during work and commuting home.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLISS (Low Intensity Steady State) activity is going to provide you with aerobic benefits, as stated in the study, which might include moderate [to] intensive housework, walking or a leisurely bike ride,\u201d she tells Global News. \u201cBut these will not help you build lean muscle which we know is important as we age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The case for chores as exercise<\/span><\/p>\n

And with a focus on household chores, keep in mind how much it actually works you out, Thebe says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou aren\u2019t going to get very fit by simply pressing a button on the washing machine, but any housework that you do which requires lots of movement in every direction will get your heart pumping and count as aerobic activity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She adds unless you are doing two to three hours of housework every day, you shouldn\u2019t be relying on it as your only activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source :-\u00a0https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/3763411\/chores-as-exercise\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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