What The Fiddlesticks?! I’m of Scandinavian background - I hope that means I can exercise less😅.
South Asians need to exercise for 20 minutes longer per day than Europeans
"New research has suggested men of South Asian origin may need to exercise for approximately 20 minutes a day longer than their Europeans counterparts.
Current physical activity guidelines recommend that all adults take at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity (equivalent to walking briskly for 30 minutes on 5 days of the week) per week. However, the evidence that these guidelines are based on is largely derived from studies of populations of white European origin. It has been unclear whether this physical activity recommendation is appropriate for other ethnic groups. However, new findings from the University of Glasgow’s Institute for Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences and published in the medical journal PLOS ONE, have shown that men of South Asian ethnic origin may need to undertake about 250 minutes per week of physical activity to obtain equivalent benefits."
