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MONDAY, July 6, 2020<\/p>\n
Getting the recommended amount of exercise<\/a> could cut your risk of early death, a new study indicates.<\/p>\n U.S. government guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or at least 75 minutes of vigorous intensity aerobic activity a week. They also suggest adults do moderate or greater intensity muscle-strengthening exercise<\/a> at least two days a week.<\/p>\n That effort pays off in longevity, according to the study published July 1 in BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n “Our findings support that the physical activity levels recommended in the 2018 physical activity guidelines for Americans provide important survival benefits,” researcher Bo Xi and colleagues wrote in a journal news release.<\/p>\n “Additionally, in accordance with the guidelines, more physical activity than the minimum recommendation could provide greater health benefits,” Xi, a professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Shandong University in China, and co-authors said.<\/p>\n To assess the benefits of these guidelines, the researchers analyzed data from nearly 480,000 U.S. adults, ages 18 to 85, who were followed for an average of nearly nine years.<\/p>\n During that time, only 16% of the participants fully met the recommended activity levels, and nearly 60,000 died.<\/p>\n Compared to those who didn’t meet the recommended activity levels, the risk of death from any cause was 11% lower among those who engaged in sufficient muscle-strengthening exercise<\/a>. It was 29% lower among those who did sufficient aerobic exercise<\/a>, and 40% lower among those who did both sufficient muscle-strengthening and aerobic activities.<\/p>\n The researchers also found that adults who did sufficient aerobic exercise<\/a> had a lower risk of death from these specific causes — heart disease<\/a>, cancer<\/a>, chronic lower respiratory tract diseases, accidents and injuries, Alzheimer’s<\/a> disease, and diabetes<\/a>. Those who did sufficient strengthening exercises had a lower risk of death from heart disease<\/a>, cancer<\/a> and chronic lower respiratory tract disease.<\/p>\n Survival benefits were slightly higher for vigorous exercise<\/a> than for light to moderate activity.<\/p>\n The study doesn’t establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship. Still, inactivity is a global public health issue. It’s estimated that inactivity was responsible for 6 to 10% of major chronic non-communicable diseases and 9% of early deaths worldwide in 2008.<\/p>\n — Robert Preidt<\/p>\n![\"MedicalNews\"](\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\")
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