Most of us know about the official guidelines for exercise in our lives, to keep us in good shape mentally as well as physically. Not everyone does the recommended 150 minutes of vigorous activity every week, and new research suggests short bursts of exertion are important, along with the running, walking, cycling, and swimming that people do.
There have been various studies, which we’ve discussed before, about whether it’s best to exercise early or late in the day. Now there’s new research, some of it based around studying a large cohort of 85,000 people in the UK.
To talk about it with us is Dr Susannah Stevens from the University of Canterbury’s Faculty of Education and Faculty of Health.
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