Scott and SadieThis sounds like the dumbest health hack ever, but a new study found it actually works.
Don’t want to exercise? Turns out you can get some of the same benefits by just RUSHING THROUGH STUFF all the time.
A study in the journal “Circulation” found doing random tasks and chores FASTER might do wonders for your health.
Researchers tracked the movements of 24,000 adults for about a week. None of them were people who got regular exercise.
The ones who did minor tasks “briskly” saw major health benefits years later. For some, their heart attack and stroke risk was HALF what it was for people who just went through the motions.
“Minor” stuff might include quick things like speed-vacuuming the rug, or walking faster when you take out the trash.
They found even five minutes of rushing per day made a difference. The idea is to just get your heart pumping. And you don’t have to be pumping iron to do it.
The lead author of the study put it this way: Quote, “It’s a good idea to find ways to fit exertion into your daily life. But that doesn’t mean you have to actually exercise.”
(Circulation / WaPo)
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