Study pinpoints the exact time you should exercise to cut bowel cancer risk READ MORE: Deadly health risk that strikes a year after a cancer diagnosis By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01, 6 November 2024 | Updated: 00:03, 6 November 2024 e-mail View comments Workouts first thing in the morning or last thing at night could be most effective for staving off cancer , research suggests. Those who were more active at the start or end of the day had the lowest chances of developing bowel cancer, a study found. Experts say the findings suggest there are peak times for physical activity which could be used to design targeted cancer prevention strategies.
Researchers used data from the UK Biobank to assess 86,252 people aged 42 to 79, who tracked physical activity by wearing a device on their wrist known as an accelerometer. They highlighted four activity patterns; continuous day-long activity, activity late in the day, activity in the morning and evening, and activity at midday and at night. During the 5 year follow-up, 529 people were diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Two daily peaks in activity - at around 8am and 6pm – were ‘associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk, beyond the benefits of overall physical activity’. Those who exercised at these time slashed their chances of getting it by 11 per cent, compared with those similarly active during other parts of the day. Actor James Van Der Beek took to social media on Sunday afternoon to reveal he.