Fitness
Does exercise offset the risks of sitting? – Harvard Health
The study confirmed again that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 150 minutes per week does improve your health, particularly your heart health. But the study also was able to show that, among those people who got the recommended amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, those who were the most sedentary the rest of the time had a greater risk of developing heart failure and dying from heart disease, when compared to those who were less sedentary.
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