Increase your activity, reduce your mortality

October 31, 2011

I’m going to start thinking of my running and other workouts as my personal extended healthcare plan (ah life as a freelancer without health insurance benefits!):

Five hours per week of vigorous-level aerobic activity and sports reduces mortality risk by 39 percent. 39 percent! That’s according to a systematic review published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

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Tags: death, Healthy Swellness, life, mortality, physical activity, vigorous activity