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Gwendolyn Thomas Speaks to CNN About Exercise Study

Gwendoyn Thomas, Assistant Professor and Director of the Exercise Prescription Lab, spoke with CNN Health about a new study in the American Journal of Epidemilogy.

Gwendolyn Thomas, an exercise physiologist and director of the Exercise Prescription Lab at Syracuse University in New York, called the new study “exciting…”

“…In this article, they talk about replacing 30 minutes of total sedentary time with 30 minutes of light-intensity physical activity, and they saw a drop of 17% of lower mortality risk,” she said. “This is really encouraging and should be very encouraging to people.”

Read more on CNN Health: Less Sitting, More Moving Tied to Living Longer