Study links decreased exercise to higher cancer risk
The study focused on the fact that decreasing physical activity, even by just a few minutes a day, increases the risk of cancer. It explained that replacing 15 minutes of active movement with sedentary behaviors, such as watching TV, reduces the risk by 2%, while replacing 30 minutes of activity with either movement or sleep increases the risk of developing cancer by up to 8% and 7%, respectively. It emphasized that maintaining a level of physical activity is essential for reducing the likelihood of cancer, and that decreasing activity with age requires special attention.
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