02-015 · EVIDENCE A · SOURCE-SENSITIVE
Accumulating brief bouts of strenuous activity like stair climbing or brisk walking to total 4–5 minutes per day
把爬楼梯、快走赶路这类零碎的用力活动攒到每天四五分钟
There is no cost involved, and no extra time needs to be set aside for exercise. The main challenge is remembering to climb stairs or walk briskly instead of taking shortcuts.
For individuals who do not exercise regularly, performing just three 1–2 minute bouts of strenuous activity each day can reduce their overall risk of death by roughly 40% compared to those who do none at all. Their risk of dying from cardiovascular causes also drops by nearly half. Such strenuous activities include stair climbing and brisk walking.
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The excuse
The routine already works until the day the source says it may not.
What feels good now
Today I keep a few minutes, a bit of persistence and avoid interrupting my default routine.
What the source says
The source summarizes the return this way: “For individuals who do not exercise regularly, performing just three 1–2 minute bouts of strenuous activity each day can reduce their overall risk of death by roughly 40% compared to those who do none at all. Their risk of dying from cardiovascular causes also drops by nearly half. Such strenuous activities include stair climbing and brisk walking.” Evidence grade A. The original states the population, caveats, and sources; this is not a personal forecast.
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THE ENGLISH EDITION
Original recommendation and evidence
15. Accumulating brief bouts of strenuous activity like stair climbing or brisk walking to total 4–5 minutes per day
Cost: There is no cost involved, and no extra time needs to be set aside for exercise. The main challenge is remembering to climb stairs or walk briskly instead of taking shortcuts.
In plain terms: For individuals who do not exercise regularly, performing just three 1–2 minute bouts of strenuous activity each day can reduce their overall risk of death by roughly 40% compared to those who do none at all. Their risk of dying from cardiovascular causes also drops by nearly half. Such strenuous activities include stair climbing and brisk walking.
Benefit: A study conducted by the UK Biobank involved 25,200 participants who did not engage in regular exercise. After an average follow-up period of 6.9 years, 852 participants passed away. Those who completed three 1–2 minute bouts of strenuous activity daily saw their overall mortality risk and risk of cancer-related death drop by 38%–40%. Their risk of cardiovascular death fell by 48%–49%. Even those who accumulated just 4.4 minutes of such activity per day experienced a 26%–30% reduction in overall mortality and cancer death risk, as well as a 32%–34% drop in cardiovascular death risk.
Evidence grade: A
Sources: Stamatakis E, Ahmadi MN, Gill JMR, et al. (2022). Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality. Nature Medicine, 28, 2521-2529. <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02100-x>
Notes: This finding is somewhat controversial. The study relied on wearable devices to accurately measure physical activity levels, which is more reliable than self-reported survey data. However, it remains an observational study without any randomized controlled trials, and the follow-up period was only 6.9 years. These results apply only to people who do not exercise regularly, and may not hold true for those who already maintain a regular exercise routine.
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15. 把爬楼梯、快走赶路这类零碎的用力活动攒到每天四五分钟
成本: 不花钱，也不用额外挤出锻炼时间。难在要记着走楼梯、走快些，别图省事。
说人话: 平时完全不锻炼的人，只要每天有三次一两分钟的用力活动，同期死亡的概率就比一点没有的人低约四成，心血管死亡低近一半。用力活动指爬楼梯、快步赶路这类。
收益: 英国生物银行有一项研究，对象是 2.52 万名平时不专门锻炼的人。平均跟踪 6.9 年，其中 852 人去世。有的人每天有 3 次、每次 1–2 分钟的零碎剧烈活动。和完全没有的人比，他们的死亡风险和癌症死亡风险降低 38%–40%。心血管死亡风险降低 48%–49%。每天这类活动累计 4.4 分钟的人，死亡风险和癌症死亡风险降低 26%–30%。心血管死亡风险降低 32%–34%
证据等级: A
来源: Stamatakis E, Ahmadi MN, Gill JMR, et al. (2022). Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality. Nature Medicine, 28, 2521-2529. <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02100-x>
备注: 争议。这项研究用可穿戴设备实测活动量，比让人填问卷回忆可靠。但它仍然只是跟踪记录，没有做分组试验，而且只跟了 6.9 年。研究对象是完全不锻炼的人，已经在规律运动的人不适用这一条
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