Exercise just fifteen minutes to boost lifespan three years
"Body by science" by Doug McGuff, MD from Ancestry on Vimeo.
If you're interested in living a longer, healthier life, nothing beats proper diet and exercise—even low amounts of exercise. A recent
Those who got themselves moving for at least 15 minutes a day, or 90 minutes a week, also had a 14 percent reduced risk of all-cause mortality.
Furthermore:
"Every additional 15 minutes of daily exercise beyond the minimum amount of 15 minutes a day further reduced all-cause mortality by 4 percent, and all-cancer mortality by 1 percent. These benefits were applicable to all age groups and both sexes, and to those with cardiovascular disease risks.　
Individuals who were inactive had a 17 percent increased risk of mortality compared with individuals in the low-volume group."
Exercise may also be imperative for successful treatment of serious diseases such as cancer. In fact, a new report issued by Macmillan Cancer Support argues that exercise should be part of standard cancer care. It recommends that all patients getting cancer treatment should be told to engage in moderate-intensity exercise for two and a half hours every week. Research has shown that exercise can:
Reduce your risk of dying from cancer. For example, exercise reduces your risk of dying from prostate cancer by up to 30 percent. And a previous study by Harvard Medical School researchers found that breast cancer patients who exercise moderately for three to five hours a week cut their odds of dying from cancer by about half, compared to sedentary patients. In fact, any amount of weekly exercise increased a patient's odds of surviving breast cancer. This benefit also remained constant regardless of whether women were diagnosed early on or after their cancer had spread.
Reduce your risk of cancer recurrence. Research has found that exercise reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence by about 40 percent
Boost energy and minimize the side effects of conventional cancer treatment
According to Ciaran Devane, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support:"Cancer patients would be shocked if they knew just how much of a benefit physical activity could have on their recovery and long term health, in some cases reducing their chances of having to go through the grueling ordeal of treatment all over again. It doesn't need to be anything too strenuous; doing the gardening, going for a brisk walk or a swim, all count."Internet site reference: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/23/lower-your-risk-of-heart-disease-in-as-little-as-15-minutes-a-day.aspx
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