Researchers investigate the health benefits of incidental exercise

That walk to the bus stop, taking the stairs instead of the lift, using a manual lawnmower to cut the grass — how much benefit can we get from incidental exercise?

While it’s generally well known that regular physical activity is good for us, it’s also the reality that most people don’t get enough exercise.

Professor Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, co-founder of the Physical Activity and Well-Being Research Group at Curtin University, said that was understandable —…