The Key Most Arthritis Sufferers are Not Doing Enough of Posted
by: Dr. Mercola | September 01 2011 It is known that being
physically active is one of best ways people with arthritis can
improve their health. However, a new study shows that more than
half of women and 40 percent of men with arthritis are mostly
sedentary. Researchers asked more than 1000 people with
radiographic knee osteoarthritis to wear an accelerometer in
order to measure their physical activity for one week.
Participants were deemed inactive if they failed to sustain a
10-minute period of moderate-to-vigorous activity over the
entire week of wearing the accelerometer. According to Science
Daily: "A substantial 40.1 percent of men and 56.5 percent of
women studied were found to be inactive. While more than half of
men engaged in significantly more moderate-to-vigorous activity
than women, the majority of men who didn't fall into this
category were spending their time in no to very light activity."
Dr. Mercola's Comments: An estimated 27 m