JAKARTA - Walking is the easiest physical activity to do. In addition, walking has tremendous health benefits. In a recent study involving more than 85 thousand people in the UK, scientists from the University of Oxford revealed that certain walking styles can significantly reduce the risk of 13 types of cancer.
The study shows the increasing number of steps taken every day, the lower the risk of a person suffering from various types of cancer, including colon cancer, lungs, breasts, and endometrium. In fact, reduced risk begins to appear when a person routinely runs at least 5 thousand steps per day.
However, the largest benefit was found in the range of 9 thousand to 10 thousand steps. The risk of cancer can drop to 16% at 9 thousand steps, while at 11 thousand steps, the decline is around 11%. After that, the added benefits are not too significant.
"These findings support popular recommendations to target 10 thousand measures per day, not only for public health, but also as preventive measures against cancer," the research team wrote in a report published in JAMA Oncology, quoted from the Times of India website.
The researchers also observed whether the speed is running, for example the fast way to reduce the risk of cancer. As a result, although the fast way shows a positive effect, the impact is not greater than the total number of steps taken every day. That is, the most important thing is the amount of physical activity, not the speed.
A sedentari lifestyle aka sitting too much is called one of the main risk factors for cancer. The study also found that changing seating time with mild or moderate activity could help reduce the risk of cancer.
Interestingly, replacing light activity with heavier ones does not provide additional benefits. This shows that small but consistent movements throughout the day are more effective than the rare heavy activity.
Overall, this study found that walking activities could reduce the risk to 13 types of cancer, namely esophagus, livers, lungs, kidneys, stomachs, endometriums, mireloidas, myelomas, large intestines, head and neck, rectums, bladders, to breasts.
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During the six-year study period, about 3% of participants experienced one of these types of cancer. In men, the most common types of cancer are colon cancer, rectum, and lung cancer. While in women, the dominant ones are breast cancer, large intestines, endometrium, and lungs.
According to Mhairi A. Morris, a senior lecturer in Biochemicals and cancer educators from Loughborough University, the benefits of walking can be obtained without having to take special time.
"Walking as far as two miles per day is about 4 thousand steps or 40 minutes of light running, it can have a huge impact on long-term health. It doesn't have to be done all at once," Morris explained in his article for The Conversation.
"It can be divided throughout the day, namely taking the stairs rather than the elevator, walking during lunch hours, walking while calling, or parking the vehicle a bit far from the destination." he continued.
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