Tuesday, August 16, 2011

15 minutes of fitness a day can add 3 years to your life (Reuters)


Even a little bit of physical activity helps, study confirms



Doing just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day may add three years to your life, a large study in Taiwan has found.



Most people struggle to stick to the standard guideline of 30 minutes a day of exercise, five days a week, and experts hope that by identifying a lower dose, more people will be motivated to get off the couch.
Lead researcher Chi Pang Wen of Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes said dedicating 15 minutes a day to a moderate form of exercise, like brisk walking, would benefit anyone.
"It's for men, women, the young and old, smokers, healthy and unhealthy people. Doctors, when they see any type of patient, this is a one-size-fits-all type of advice," Wen told Reuters in a telephone interview.

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