Liam Ghiam, Clinical Associate in the UCI Health, Integrative and Functional Medicine Fellow at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Sticking with physical activity is more important than ‘push harder’.
A new JAMA Oncology study followed more than 230,000 people for 30 years and found that moderate but CONSISTENT activity:
– 5 hours of brisk walking per week (~ 45 minutes a day) or
– 2 hours of running per week reduces the risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver.
Doing more or pushing harder did not add benefit.
My human prescription is sustainable movement: simple, repeatable routines that can be done for decades, not weeks.
Don’t chase intensity. Protect your health with consistency.”
Title: Consistent Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines and Digestive System Cancer Risk and Mortality
Authors: Yiwen Zhang, Dong Hoon Lee, Leandro F. M. Rezende, NaNa Keum, Edward L. Giovannucci
Read the Full Article on JAMA
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