Physical activity duration of only 2 minutes per day is beneficial to our health, writes the Journal of the American Medical Association. The edition published the new study, presented at the annual conference of the American heart Association (AHA) in Chicago. According to these data, physical activity is good in principle – in any quantity.
“Physical activity in any amount – even if it’s 2 minutes – gives both short-and long-term health benefits” – appears in the journal the conclusion of experts.
Previously it was stated that physical activity has beneficial effects for health promotion, if it is given at least 10 minutes a day.
Deters many regular need to visit the gym. The creators of the work have encouraged any physical activity. According to Professor of Medical College of the University of Florida Eileen Handberg, physical activity is the cheapest recipe in the world for better health – the problem is that most people don’t want to follow it.
Scientists emphasize that even a single episode of physical activity is useful because it can improve the work of the mind, alleviate anxiety, reduce blood pressure, improve sleep quality, and enhance the body’s ability to convert sugar into energy. The available evidence suggests that exercise is extremely good for the brain people with dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease.
With regular physical activity, according to experts, improves the health of people with chronic diseases, including osteoarthritis, hypertension, diabetes type 2 diabetes and depression. Also it reduces the risk of several types of cancer. Regularly be active for a few minutes is not much, correctly point out the researchers.
Earlier Magicforum wrote about the fact that obesity may paradoxically help the body fight cancer.