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7.2% of All Deaths Worldwide are Attributable to Physical Inactivity
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7.2% of All Deaths Worldwide are Attributable to Physical Inactivity

Humans evolved in an environment of physical exertion, and our biochemistry requires physical exertion in order to trigger mechanisms of cell maintenance and metabolic regulation. Populations that exercise vigorously into late old age, such as the Tsimane in Bolivia, exhibit very much lower levels of cardiovascular disease. Further, living a sedentary lifestyle shortens life expectancy and increases disease risk when compared...