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Physical inactivity as deadly as smoking?

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    New study warns of lack of exercise

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Off the couch your lazy and this is killing you.

That's the conclusion from a new study which found that a lack of exercise leads to many as many deaths as smoking.

More than five million people around the world die every year of laziness.

Researchers found about a third of adults are getting in a physical activity one in three adults not getting enough.

And they say that results in deadly health problems including heart disease diabetes and cancer.

-- -- now doctor Philip -- from Columbia University Medical Center here in New York City.

We've got to get off accounts we've suddenly dish satin Mets and 4% of Americans actually will -- guests -- -- -- of people actually.

Right to -- consent -- any physical activities linked with heart disease diabetes and surprising me.

Many people don't realize about the link between an activity in practice -- -- activity in -- -- concept.

Really obsolete in this study was published in the -- very reputable -- -- They -- a 122.

Countries they have -- to 3% says.

Looking at an activity and unfortunate me.

The western countries and high income this other ones that -- there while accepting any kind of act act to take.

That do the recommendations change all the time what is the recommendation now how much exercise -- -- a grown woman needs.

What is your question in different doctors give different advice but the key is to -- Cardiovascular exercise at least twenty minutes three times a week to try and raise your heart rates.

We no way that it's not just to back.

Activities -- -- about -- healthy diet is about maintaining a good to wait.

About stress reduction say this study was looking -- in activity but there are lots of confronting practiced with obesity with blood sugar levels.

With -- controls -- is looking at the big picture not just an activity.

I know there's some older people in our audience right now -- sitting -- going look.

Is a hundred degrees outside hit it I can't do anything but if you live in a town with a mall.

-- can walk around your living room you're helping yourself a lot -- Well it's so easy to make excuses and not directs a size that you have to stop with small amounts commissioning you can take -- stats and -- if he's in the out of -- you can walk briskly to -- this study from the Nazis say that.

That making exercise more affordable and more convenient for people but we've always -- X games and it and it's not just to make you feel better it's to save your life and that's a hard thing to impress upon people will the -- people say shapes they detect diabetes diagnosis -- came and it took lots of response has spent 9% of deaths were confronted -- In 2008.

Specifically -- To be thought -- relate to to physical -- activity.

Get off the count won't it work.

Books and stay away from -- and it makes it here but.

But not if -- hundred years old and it's ninety degrees outside.

Well you know -- for a living this study did say that some people obviously -- not physically able to direct the size due to disability but odds are very small percentage of people.

-- -- Thank you thank you very much -- spent at.

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