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Why is 30 minutes of physical activity a day vital for your health?

It's as important to move as it is to breathe. Except that when you don't breathe, the damage is immediate. Whereas when you don't move, it can take twenty years for the damage to appear. That's the only difference," explains Pr François Carré in Ouest-France on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Week.

Why is 30 minutes of physical activity a day vital for your health?

The fight against sedentary lifestyles among children remains a top priority. And on a daily basis: if you don't move for 48 hours, you lose the benefits of the movements you've produced, reminds François Carré. He concludes: "The hardest part of getting moving is putting on your shoes and getting going. And after ten minutes of effort, you say to yourself: "It would have been stupid not to have gone for it". Sport is essential for the immune system. The proof, as doctors, during Covid-19, we push for our patients to exercise."
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