Engaging in a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week may help you live longer, according to a study in the Dec. 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Among 252,925 men and women ages 50 to 71 who were studied from 1995 to 1996, those who exercised moderately for at least 30 minutes most days of the week had a 27 percent reduced risk of death, and those who exercised vigorously for at least 20 minutes three times a week had a 32 percent reduced risk of death.
Those amounts of exercise are commonly recommended as a way to prevent heart disease and other health problems. The researchers also found that even overweight people who exercised regularly lived longer than those who did not exercise, indicating that exercise is helpful for everyone, regardless of their size.
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