Washington: Indulging in physical activities for 30 minutes 6 days a week could slash death risk from any cause in elderly men by 40 percent, claims a new study, reports ANI.
The researchers base their findings on people taking part in the Oslo Study, which invited almost 26,000 men born between 1923 and 1932 for a health check in 1972-3 (Oslo I). The analysis indicated that less than an hour a week of light physical activity was not associated with any meaningful reduction in risk of death from any cause. But more than an hour was linked to a 32 percent to 56 percent lower risk. Less than an hour of vigorous physical activity, on the other hand, was linked to a reduction in risk of between 23 percent and 37 percent for cardiovascular disease and death from any cause. The more time spent doing vigorous exercise the lower the risk seemed to be, falling by between 36 percent and 49 percent.
