Exercise is the best tool for delaying illness and death, even in small doses, and especially for the least active people. The study, led by Ulf Ekelund of the Norwegian School of Sport Science, estimates that if the least active 20% of people added five minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per day, equivalent to a brisk walk, 6% of premature deaths in this high-risk group could be prevented.
Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians - almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra - work from home at least some of the time in paid or unpaid roles. With that increase in working from home, it's easy to spend too long sitting, which is now recognised as bad for our health.
