sedentary

“Protection here simply means don’t do too much too soon, but also don’t get too comfortable being sedentary either,” Rothstein says.

Rising cases of these hormone-related cancers are also associated with lifestyle shifts - including later pregnancies, reduced breastfeeding, obesity, and sedentary habits.

None of the participants had a dementia diagnosis, but they had risk factors including family history, cardiovascular disease, poor diets and sedentary lifestyles.

For those who are largely sedentary, trying to walk 10,000 steps on day one may not be practical.

The study was novel in that it categorized how people divided their days into three behaviors: sleep, sedentary and active.