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by bryanlarsen 22 days ago
10h/week of moderate exercise should be straight forward. moderate exercise includes stuff like cleaning and other chores, playing with your kids, walking to the corner store, et cetera.
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I don't think those count as "moderate to vigorous" exercise, at least for most of the time you're doing any of them.
The study specifically includes walking in their list of exercises. You probably do want a mix of exercises -- 90 minutes of vigorous exercise a week is a standard recommendation, but 10h a week of vigorous exercise is probably contraindicated for the average 57 year old in the study.

Walking is good exercise for anybody who is out of shape.

Walking as moderate exercise is not "just walking" though. You need sustained speed
Consider the speed/vigor with which one does something, whatever it might be. It can be quite the range.