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0IIie OP t1_jdt9kn6 wrote

This is looking to find out whether you are at least occasionally physically active, or have been living a sedentary lifestyle for an extended period of your life.

Some research indicates that being physically active can extend your life by reducing many major mortality risk factors including arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer. The first study below suggests that all-cause mortality is decreased by about 30% to 35% in physically active as compared to inactive subjects.

You can read more about this here:
nowpatient.com/healthy-living-and-wellness/how-can-leading-a-sedentary-life-decreased-life-expectancy

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22811911/

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/14/914.abstract

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