Last month, The Lancet (a respected medical journal) reported that 15 minutes of daily physical activity:
- decreased an inactive person's risk of death by 14%,
- decreased their cancer risk by 10%,
- & extended their average life expectancy by 3 years.
Additional 15 minute segments added more health benefits. For details about the study, http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20110816/15-minutes-exercise-every-day-reduces-risk-death?src=RSS_PUBLIC.
This finding is slightly less than the government recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week (an average of 21 minutes per day) for general health & wellness.
Take advantage of the cooler weather & get active!
Check these out for more ideas on how to:
- fit physical activity into your day-- Aug. 7th's blog post.
- being active even with achy joints or arthritis-- http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/life-with-ra-11/ra-exercise-plan?page=1 & http://health.msn.com/health-topics/pain-management/arthritis/workouts-for-arthritic-knees?gt1=31004. (Also good info for beginners!)
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