A few months before the Paris Olympic Games, the Apple Heart & Movement Study has just published a study carried out using data collected on Apple Watches. She shows which states exercise the most at Uncle Sam, then sharesthe minimum recommendations to follow to stay in shape.
The Apple Heart & Movement Study is an American organization affiliated with Harvard Medical School, resulting from a collaboration between the American Heart Association and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
In order to complete the study, we are also sharing data from another survey, carried out by INJEP in France, which determines which region is the most sporty in France.
Who is the most active in the USA?
According to data collected directly from theApple Watch of individuals studied, the States most following the recommendations in terms of physical activity, and more precisely in cardio are:Massachusetts (67.2%), New York (66.0%), and Connecticut (64.1%). At the bottom of the ranking, we findOklahoma (41.4%), Louisiana (41.3%) and Mississippi (38.5%).
The study further reveals that among those meeting physical activity recommendations,91,1 %do not do it completely andnegligentan essential component:muscle strengthening.
Only 8.9% of the study cohort met aerobic and strengthening guidelines.
Recommendations
The following recommendations are the minimum to be carried out for any individual with the capabilities, who wishes to ensure good health. As 9to5mac reports:
According to the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, people should do 150 minutes of moderate-pace cardio exercise per week, 75 minutes of rigorous cardio exercise, or a combination of the two, in addition to two days of muscle strengthening activities.
Amoderate activitymeans a slightincreased breathing and pulse. A good indicator for adjusting the pace is to make sure you canhold a conversation during practice(jogging at a moderate pace, brisk walking, etc.).
According to data from the National Institute of Youth and Popular Education (INJEP),Occitanie is the most sporty region in France, with more than 65% of residents practicing regular physical activity.The Pays de la Loire is placed just behind Occitanie, with a similar number of practitioners. Among the least sporty, however, we find Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Burgundy–Franche-Comté and Normandy.
The INJEP specifies in its file that:
people who have not carried out any sporting activity in the last 12 months report poor health twice as often as those who have practiced at least once over this same period.
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