We would like to thank Dr. Murakami and colleagues for their interest in our paper (2). We applaud the National Institute of Health and Nutrition of Japan for promoting exercise with an innovative approach, particularly for motivating the inactive couch potatoes. The benefits of exercising <30 min a day have not been promoted in the exercise guidelines of most countries. By firing the first salvo, the Japanese have called attention to a miracle medicine that requires minimal effort. With the conviction that “some is good, but more is better,” the “+10 min” concept is a smart way to set the theme. The emphasis is not just a 10-min exercise by itself but stresses the “+” sign with an incremental effort on top of one’s overall activity. As long as you have not met the recommended level, adding an additional 10 min of exercise is critical (Table 1).
Date:
2015-03
Relation:
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2015 Mar;65(11):1155-1156.
