Move a little, Iive alot longer.
As if you needed another piece of motivation to strap on those sneakers.
A new study found that people who got just 75 minutes of moderate exercise (brisk walking or the equivalent per week – as in, about 10 minutes of physical activity per day – lived an average of 1.8 years longer than their less-active counterparts.
Here’s what else a 10-20 minute daily sweat session gets you:
In “good” HDL cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association
Chance of dying of any kind of cancer, reports a recent study in Taiwan.
In coronary heart disease risk, based on recent findings published in the journal, “Circulation”.
Likelihood of getting breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
Of depression from job burnout, says a 2012 study in the “Journal of Applied Psychology”.
Of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other age-related cognitive problems, per a 2012 study in the journal, “Stroke”.
