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Regular Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Early Death
	Tue, 31 Aug 2010

	A new study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Cambridge University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found that even light or moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking or cycling, can substantially reduced the risk of early death. The study combined the results from the largest studies around the world on the health impact of light and moderately intense physical activity. Although more activity is better, the benefits of even a small amount of physical activity were very large in the least physically active group of people. Science Daily reports: “The good news from this study is that you don’t have to be an exercise freak to benefit from physical activity. Just achieving the recommended levels of physical activity (equivalent to 30 minutes daily of moderate intensity activity on 5 days a week) reduces the risk of death by 19 percent … while 7 hours per week of moderate activity (compared with no activity) reduces the risk of death by 24 percent”. Sources: Science Daily July 25, 2010 International Journal of Epidemiology July 14, 2010 [Epub ahead of print] Related articles by Zemanta New studies on staying fit, living long (trueslant.com) Contrary to Popular Models, Sugar Is Not Burned by Self-Control Tasks – Science Daily (sciencedaily.com) Factors That Raise and Lower Health Risks (lifescript.com) 4 Simple Steps to Living Longer (lifescript.com) Dying of cold (eurekalert.org) Gym benefits undone by too much sitting (msnbc.msn.com) Gym benefits undone by too much sitting (msnbc.msn.com) Best bets to hold off Alzheimer’s disease (seattletimes.nwsource.com) Teenage physical activity reduces risk of cognitive impairment in later life (scienceblog.com)