Men
with low levels of physical activity were 52 percent more likely to develop heart failure than men with high physical activity levels, even after adjusting for differences in sedentary time.
They demonstrate that high
vs. low levels of physical activity engagement are associated with reduced risk of 13 cancer types (including 3 of the top 4 leading cancers among men and women worldwide).
Over time,
this low level of physical activity can threaten their health.
Low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity, according to results of a large - scale study presented at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla..
In addition, children who had a combination of a higher body fat percentage and
lower levels of physical activity had the poorest performance in 50 m shuttle run, 15 m sprint run and standing long jump tests.
The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study (PANIC) carried out in the Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland shows that
low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old children.
Furthermore, the study showed that children with weak physical fitness combined with a high body fat percentage or
low levels of physical activity also had the stiffest arteries.
Studies have shown there is a correlation between the level of competition and low back pain, as well as there being an increased risk of low back pain with both high and
low levels of physical activity.
A population - based randomized controlled trial of the effect of combining a pedometer with an intervention toolkit on physical activity among individuals with
low levels of physical activity or fitness.
Roughly 8 in 10 said they engaged in
a low level of physical activity, and two - thirds were either overweight or obese.
The low level of physical activity among many adolescents is of public health concern.