IS INTENSE ACTIVITY THE SECRET TO MY IMMORTALITY?

I have stumbled upon a study that delves into the wild connection between intense activity and mortality risk in older adults.

Can you believe it? The exercise guidelines always tell us to go all out for half our time on moderate exercise. But here's the kicker—wearable devices struggle to capture the data on our bursts of intensity, especially if they're as short-lived as my motivation on a Monday morning. So, I had to wonder, can those sporadic moments of intensity make me live longer?

To find out, these clever blokes strapped wrist accelerometers on 25,241 nonexercising participants from the UK Biobank study (average age: 62) and monitored their activity for a whole week. They categorised their moves as sedentary, light, moderate, and vigorous.

Those brave souls who dared to push themselves through three short bursts of intense movement (lasting 1-2 minutes each) experienced a staggering 38%-40% reduction in all-cause and cancer mortality risks. But wait, there's more! Their chances of cardiovascular mortality also plummeted by a whopping 48%-49%. It's like exercising my way to eternal youth; one burst at a time!

But here's the real kicker—I'm not just talking about fitness fanatics. Even the nonexercisers sprinkled their day with intermittent vigorous activity and reaped the benefits. Who knew that adding a little intensity to my life could make me immortal, even without spending hours at the gym?

Want more information? Check out the blog post from Mark Sisson below (Pictured) on the benefits and how to incorporate micro workouts into your day. He is living proof this works.

https://www.marksdailyapple.com/benefits-of-microworkouts/

Before you start planning your never-ending workout routine, let's keep things in perspective. I'm not suggesting we cancel our Netflix subscription and become gym hermits. But hey, if a few short bursts of intensity can give me a shot at immortality, why not embrace them? So, let's seize those opportunities to inject some vibrant bursts of movement into our day. Who knows, our future selves will thank us for it!