According to researchers from the University of Cambridge, one in ten premature deaths could be prevented if people followed even half of the recommended daily activity.
This is stated in a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, take the most lives. It is known that moderate physical activity reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. To maintain health, doctors recommend that adults devote at least 150 minutes a week to moderate physical training, during which the heart rate and breathing rate increase, but the person is still able to speak freely.
To determine the level of physical activity necessary to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death, researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data. This allowed them to draw more reliable conclusions by combining studies that did not provide sufficient evidence on their own and sometimes contradicted each other.
Scientists reviewed results published in 196 articles covering data from more than 30 million participants. It found that two-thirds of people surveyed did less than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week and only one in ten did more than five hours a week.
However, even if people exercised for just 75 minutes a week, half the recommended amount, the risk of early death from heart problems was reduced by almost 23 percent. In addition, it reduced the possibility of developing some types of cancer by 3-26 percent. So, just 10-11 minutes of moderate physical activity per day can significantly improve health.
According to the scientists' calculations, if all the study participants engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 75 minutes a week, it would be possible to prevent about one in ten early deaths. If you increase the duration of training to 150 minutes, it would be possible to prevent one in six early deaths, or about 16 percent.
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