Several findings stand out:
While sedentariness was strongly linked to rising C-reactive protein, activity at any intensity was associated with lower inflammation. “The relationship between physical activity and exercise capacity is bidirectional and dynamic,” said study authorIn other words, what you can do now reflects what you did in the past, and what you do now will affect what you can do in the future — for better or for worse.
Notably, that study includes an in-between category the authors call “high” light physical activity. That could include low-intensity yoga or calisthenics, cooking or cleaning, and shopping or gardening. For those activities, you’d need just 75 minutes a day to get the same health benefits as 24 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity.