Want to live a longer, healthier life? Pick an activity you enjoy and get moving. Choose just about anything -- running, swimming laps, playing tennis, cycling, golf, racket sports or even walking for exercise.
All of these leisure activities appear to lower the risk of early death, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study in the Journal – JAMA Network Open
Physical activity guidelines in the United States recommend that American adults do 2.5 to 5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 1.25 to 2.5 hours of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity each week.
Any combination of aerobic-based activity done for the recommended amount of time per week was associated with a 13% lower risk of death from any cause when compared with doing none of the activities, the researchers found.
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