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A new research study revealed
that as little as 15 minutes of exercise daily can extend your life span by as
much as three years
Taiwanese researchers surveyed
more than 400,000 study applicants in a 12-year period, where patients
self-reported their weekly workout routine and were then categorized in one of
the five groups: inactive, low, medium, high or very high exercise routine.
The research revealed that
individuals in the low-exercise group, who spent minimum of 15 minutes on
fitness per day, reduced their risk of dying by 10 per cent and had a
three-year longer life expectancy than the inactive group. More exercise led to
greater life gains. Every added 15 minutes of daily exercise further reduced
all-cause death rates by 4%.
Exercise reduces disease and
death dramatically for all major progressive diseases. According to a study
involving over 13,000 participants cited by Ray Kurzweil in The Future of
Aging, the overall death rate for moderate exercisers was 60% less than the
sedentary group–and the high fitness group scored much better. Yet some 70% of
Americans do not participate in any type of physical activity.
Exercise is critical to help
dodge or reduce diabetes as well as most other diseases. According to the
American Diabetes Association, exercising moderately for only thirty minutes a
day coupled with a 5-10% reduction in body weight resulted in an astonishing
58% reduction in diabetes.
News Source: Times of India, & Xango
