Inactivity "kills more than obesity"

Yep. 30 is the most beneficial amount. That's only 15 minutes out from where you start, then you can turn around and go back. Totally doable!

Very interesting. I saw something like this posted awhile back but I could not find it again. Overweight people with good health markers because they were active.

nineateseven wrote: »

There have been other studies showing that inactivity has the potential to offset the benefits of exercise. For example: If someone goes for a 3 mile run every morning (30 minutes) but then sits at a desk for 8 hours and then flops on the couch for 4 hours when they get home, those hours of inactivity add up. Some activity is better than none, but regular movement is even better.

? lol - what? Yes, those hours of inactivity add up but so do those 30 minute runs. Would love to see these studies... Then you say, 'some activity is better than none' which contradicts the notion you started out with in your response...lol

madrose0715 wrote: »

nineateseven wrote: »

There have been other studies showing that inactivity has the potential to offset the benefits of exercise. For example: If someone goes for a 3 mile run every morning (30 minutes) but then sits at a desk for 8 hours and then flops on the couch for 4 hours when they get home, those hours of inactivity add up. Some activity is better than none, but regular movement is even better.

? lol - what? Yes, those hours of inactivity add up but so do those 30 minute runs. Would love to see these studies... Then you say, 'some activity is better than none' which contradicts the notion you started out with in your response...lol

http://m.runnersworld.com/health/sitting-is-the-new-smoking-even-for-runners?page=single

Codefox wrote: »

Yep. I'm a triathlete and often train 10 hours a week. But I recently purchased a Vivofit because of those studies. I wanted something that would remind me to move around once an hour. I don't want my fitness to go to waste because of my desk job.

It's why I got my Vivosmart. Because of the "Move!" alerts, I've gotten so accustomed to moving frequently that I habitually pace the floor most of the day. And I feel more in shape than I did when I was training for a half marathon.

One of the biggest surprises with step-tracking was seeing exactly what the inactivity studies were saying: On a day I had a dedicated workout, I wasn't logging more total step than a rest day. Sometimes, I moved less. Active couch potato. That was a problem. Now, I set step-based goals that account for the steps-per-mile in a given workout and add those steps to a baseline 10,000 step goal. So, on a 5 mile day, I really am moving 5 more miles than I would on a rest day.