{"id":4889,"date":"2023-03-17T11:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2019-09-03T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T08:35:14","slug":"exercise-can-boost-longevity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/exercise-can-boost-longevity\/","title":{"rendered":"Even a little exercise can boost longevity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/exercise-can-boost-longevity\/#The_Studies_Outcomes_on_Exercise_and_Longevity\" >The Studies Outcomes on Exercise and Longevity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">A new study suggests that exercise, even a little of it, can lengthen your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10730\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10730\" class=\"wp-image-10730 size-medium\" title=\"Exercise boosts longevity.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/longevity.ent_-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Exercise boosts longevity.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exercise boosts longevity<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The Norwegian researchers also found that too much sitting was associated with a higher risk of early death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Developing ways to limit sedentary time and increase activity at any level could considerably improve health and reduce mortality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Studies_Outcomes_on_Exercise_and_Longevity\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">The Studies Outcomes on Exercise and Longevity<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">In the study, the team analyzed data from eight studies. They included more than 36,000 adults, aged 40 and older, who were followed for an average of almost six years.\u00a0During follow-up, nearly 6% of the participants died. After adjusting for other factors, the researchers concluded that any amount of physical activity, regardless of intensity, was associated with a significantly lower risk of early death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Death rates fell sharply as total activity increased to an amount that was similar to average activity levels in U.S. men and about 10% to 15% lower than activity levels in Scandinavian men and women, the findings showed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">A similarly steep decline in death rates was associated with increasing amounts of light physical activity. That is, up to about 300 minutes (5 hours) a day, and moderate-intensity physical activity of about 24 minutes per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The largest difference in early death risk (about 60% to 70%) was between the least and most physically active people. About five times more deaths among inactive people than among those who were most active, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The researchers also found that spending 9.5 hours or more each day sitting was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of early death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The research was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/366\/bmj.l4570\">BMJ. 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