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Even a little exercise â€" about 15 minutes a day - can translate to health benefits, according to an observational study from Taiwan.

Researchers from Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes found that individuals who exercised an average of 92 minutes a week had 14 percent reduced mortality compared with inactive people.  This extended to three more years of life expectancy, according to the study published in the Lancet.

The authors surveyed 416,175 people who self-assessed how much they exercised.   Participants were asked to recall the examples of exercises they did the previous month such as walking, brisk walking, jogging or running, which were categorized into inactive, low, medium, high or very high activity.

Most of the participants, 54% were inactive.  In the findings, 22% identified as low, 14% as medium, and 5% each for high and very high activity levels.

They followed up with participants after an average of eight years to calculate mortality risk and life expectancy for each category. Researchers found that even 15 minutes of moderate intensity exercise “had significant health benefits when compared with individuals who were inactive,” according to the study.

People who exercised had less deaths and less cancer-related deaths than inactive individuals.  “In Taiwan, if inactive individuals engage in low-volume daily exercise, one in six all-cause deaths could be postponed,” wrote lead author, Dr. Chi Pang Wen.

Zaon na lang diay ni nga lami mang permi lang pahayahay...

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise!

Early to the gym, early to run around, makes a man shed pound per pound....

The wise man avoids gaining weight
So he can sleep till well past eight...

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life. --Bryant H. McGill

God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves. --Barbara Kingsolver

Quote from: hubag bohol on August 19, 2011, 07:48:27 PM
It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life. --Bryant H. McGill

yeah, and the difference is that a long life gives one a longer time for regrets.

Quote from: islander on August 19, 2011, 11:11:24 PM
yeah, and the difference is that a long life gives one a longer time for regrets.

ah, very poignant.

"Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die..."