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The Big Health Benefits of a Short Break Away from Your Desk
Episode 6 min 43s

The Big Health Benefits of a Short Break Away from Your Desk

From Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health Dr. Mercola
  • Spending most of your day sitting increases your risk of chronic disease and early death, but taking a five-minute walk every hour is a simple habit that helps counter many of those harmful effects
  • Researchers found that hourly walking breaks offered the best balance between meaningful health benefits and a routine that people could realistically maintain, while also improving mood and reducing fatigue without hurting work performance
  • You don't need to reach 10,000 daily steps before your health improves; increasing your daily total to about 4,000 to 4,500 steps was associated with substantial reductions in the risk of death and cardiovascular disease
  • The lowest long-term risk of death was associated with accumulating roughly 9,000 to 10,500 steps each day, even among people whose jobs required them to spend much of the day sitting
  • The greatest protection comes from combining two habits: interrupt long periods of sitting with regular walking breaks and gradually increase your total daily steps until active movement becomes part of your everyday routine

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