{"id":8566,"date":"2019-09-03T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T11:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8566"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:54:35","slug":"exercise-8566","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/exercise-8566\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise increases Life"},"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-8566\/#Longevity_and_Exercise\" >Longevity and Exercise:<\/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;\">Research since the 1980&#8217;s has consistently shown that aerobic fitness may help extend lives. Exercise provides a remarkable variety of health benefits, ranging from strengthening the skeleton to positive effects on mood and aiding in the prevention of <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/ey-lllt\/history-of-blood-treatment-technique-with-ultraviolet-lllt\/\">chronic illnesses<\/a> such as diabetes and heart disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11346\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11346\" class=\"wp-image-11346 size-medium\" title=\"Exercise extends Life.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/%CE%B3%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE.ent_-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Exercise extends Life.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exercise extends Life.ent<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Longevity_and_Exercise\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Longevity and Exercise: <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Recent research has shown that exercising,even a little, extends life. Norwegian researchers\u00a0discovered that being too sedentary was associated with a higher risk of premature death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Researchers analyzed data from 8 studies including over 36,000 adults aged 40 and older, for 6 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">During the study, nearly 6% died. The researchers concluded that any amount of physical activity, regardless of intensity, was associated with a significantly lower risk of premature death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Mortality rates fell sharply as activity increased to an amount similar to average activity among US men and were about 10% to 15% lower than the exercise levels of Scandinavian men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">A similarly sharp drop in mortality rates was associated with increased amounts of light exercise of up to 300 minutes per day and moderate to vigorous exercise for 24 minutes per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The biggest difference in the risk of premature death was between the least and most active, with 5 times more deaths among the inactive than the most active. The researchers also found that spending at least 9.5 hours a day sitting was associated with a statistically significantly increased risk of premature death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The research was published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/366\/bmj.l4570\">BMJ. Ulf Ekelund<\/a>, a professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, said the findings reinforce evidence that any amount of exercise is beneficial for well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>References\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>D&#8217;Onofrio G, Kirschner J, Prather H, Goldman D, Rozanski A. Musculoskeletal exercise: Its role in promoting health <span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">and longevity. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Mar-Apr;77:25-36.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Cento AS, Leigheb M, Caretti G, Penna F. Exercise and Exercise Mimetics for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders. 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