GENEVA – As the coronavirus leaves many people housebound and many Americans sit to feast for Thanksgiving, the World Health Organization says people need to get more active, insisting that up to 5 million deaths worldwide could be avoided each year if people would run, walk and simply move more.The U.N.
health agency, launching updated guidelines on sedentary behavior, is pointing to figures that one in four adults — and four in five adolescents — don’t get enough physical activity, a situation that’s complicated by the COVID-19 crisis that has shut up many people indoors.It recommends at least 2-1/2 hours of “moderate to vigorous aerobic activity” for adults per week, and an hour per day for kids and teens.