Docs warn couch potatoes to get active as lazy Scots face heart risk according to : Daily Record

"Our MyMarathon challenge is an ideal way for people of all fitness levels to increase their physical activity and improve their heart health. Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailMore than 1.6million couch potato Scots are at greater risk of heart disease and early death because they are physically inactive. The financial impact of physical inactivity on services is significant, costing UK healthcare as much as £1.2billion a year. (Photo: Getty)More than five million deaths worldwide are attributed to physical inactivity. "Making physical activity easier and more accessible for all is of paramount importance if we are to reduce the burden of inactivity-related ill health.




The cost of physical inactivity to the NHS is put at £1.2billion a year. "Levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in the UK remain stubbornly high, and combined these two risk factors present a substantial threat to our cardiovascular health and risk of early death. Three quarters of people in England, when referred for cardiac rehabilitation after suffering a heart attack or undergoing heart surgery, are considered physically inactive. Getty Images 7 Keeping active dramatically reduces the risk of heart conditionsKeeping active can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 35 per cent and the risk of early death by 30 per cent. Women are 36 per cent more likely to be physically inactive, warns the British Heart Foundation.

Health warning: Lazy brits risk early death as too much sitting is heart risk

The British Heart Foundation (BHF), which commissioned the study, said people risk an early death by "stubbornly" refusing to exercise. GETTY RISK: Watching TV poses a 'substantial threat' to heart health BHF medical director Dr Mike Knapton said: "Physical inactivity is one of the most significant global health crises of the moment. "Levels of physical inactivity in the UK remain stubbornly high" Dr Mike Knapton He said sitting down for too long watching TV poses a "substantial threat" to heart health. The health warning comes as the BHF launches a new MyMarathon charity challenge encouraging people to run 26.2 miles over a month.


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