Moderate exercise includes activities like walking, swimming workouts, cycling, and even gardening. For years, health bodies have been recommending all adults do at least an hour and a half of it every week, combined with regular strength training.
This one-size-fits-all approach needs to be reconsidered, say scientists who led a study published recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The researchers reviewed how much exercise we need to do to significantly reduce heart attack or stroke risk, and found that many more than 150 minutes are needed to see a positive impact on heart health.
