Physical activity, not exercise
Exercise is something you added
If you can walk and just walk sufficient amount (not just to the cat and from the car) regularly you probably count as physically active
Exercise is something you added
If you can walk and just walk sufficient amount (not just to the cat and from the car) regularly you probably count as physically active
After reading "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter, I've become a fan-boy for adding a weighted vest. The extra bit of weight helps, without feeling like a ball-busting workout.
I don't dig the looks of it tbh. I like to just walk around or to/from places and not look like I am exercising
I'm pretty sure I'd be in the top 10% of LTPA in that study, at least for my most recent ten years. I haven't spent the money to have any of my longevity markers tested, per-se, but I did get a (free) arterial wall stiffness test[1] last year and my heart did very well for any age group, and yet I was sixty.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, although I'm about to go for a morning walk and may be gone an hour or so.
[0] https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ [1] https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_...