Does accelerometer-measured light-intensity physical activity reduce mortality and incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cancers?
Sufficient light-intensity physical activity (3.5 to 6.0 hours/day) is associated with lower mortality and incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
Engaging in LPA for ∼3.5 h/day was conservatively associated with lower risk of mortality and disease incidence, with further risk reductions observed up to an optimal dose of ∼6.0 h/day. These findings suggest that sufficient LPA offers important health benefits, which can inform the development of future PA guidelines.
Sun et al. (Sat,) studied this question.