NORWAY—A recent study conducted at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that physical activity could help lower your risk of death.
The study included 15,000 participants who submitted themselves for a health check at the beginning of the study. The researchers analyzed their height, weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking status, and physical activity levels. The subjects were categorized according to physical activity:
· Sedentary (watching TV and reading)
· Light (walking or cycling at least 4 hours a week)
· Moderate (exercise, sports, heavy gardening at least 4 hours per week)
· Vigorous (hard training or competitive sports several times a week)
The participants repeated these health checks every 12 years for the 30 year study. The team found that small amounts of any type of exercise helped lower the risk of death significantly. Specifically, the team found a 32-56 percent decrease in the risk of death when subjects participated in at least one hour of physical activity per week, or they lived an average of 5 years longer than those who were sedentary.
According to webMD, it is recommended for adults to participate in at least 20 minutes of physical activity per day, 5 days per week.
If you are interested in reducing your risk of death, you might want to consider adding physical activity to your daily or weekly routine.
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