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Minimise sedentary behaviour at all ages for healthy ageing
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e2451 (Published 02 April 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e2451
- Sebastien F M Chastin, senior research fellow in behaviour dynamics1,
- Dawn A Skelton, professor of ageing and health1
- 1Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Health and Life Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
- sebastien.chastin{at}gcal.ac.uk
Myint and Welch fail to do justice to the first UK-wide recommendations for physical activity.1 2 They neglect to mention the most novel aspect of these recommendations—that long periods of being sedentary should be reduced at all ages. Sedentary behaviour is not a lack of …
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