Spending less time sitting and more time moving may significantly reduce your risk of dying from cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers found that replacing 30 minutes a day sitting with moving can cut the risk by nearly 10 percent. Replacing 30 minutes of sitting with light-intensity activity cut the risk of dying from cancer by 8% and with high-intensity activity by 31%. Results showed that replacing 30 minutes of sitting with light-intensity activity was significantly associated with an eight percent lower risk of dying of cancer. Guidelines have recommended that people spend at least 150 minutes a week doing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to lower their cancer risk.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 15:00 UTC