How many minutes of walking per day can extend life expectancy by one year?

How many minutes of walking per day can extend life expectancy by one year?

 

[Sports Chosun Reporter Jang Jong-ho] The amount of walking exercise time that can extend human life expectancy by one year has been suggested.

Regular exercise has long been known to reduce the risk of major diseases, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.

 

Accordingly, it has been recommended to exercise for about 150 minutes a week, combining muscle building and aerobic exercise.

 

but According to a new study, just walking for 10 minutes a day can help people over 60 It has been shown to add up to one year to life expectancy.

According to the British media Daily Mail, a research team from the University of Leicester conducted a study on 40,000 women and 30,000 men, most of whom were in their 60s.

As a result, the life expectancy extension effect of regular walking was found to be approximately 16 months for men and 11 months for women.

Further life-extending effects could be achieved by increasing the distance and intensity of walking.

Walking 30 minutes a day was associated with an additional 16 months of life expectancy for women and nearly two and a half years for men.

 

"We don't know exactly why there are gender differences in this study," Tom Yates, a physiologist at the University of Leicester who led the study, told the publication. "More research is needed in this area."

"What's important about this study is that we're getting a much more precise picture of the benefits of exercise," he continued.

 

"This study adds to the growing body of evidence that habitual daily physical activity is a powerful determinant of health and longevity," said study co-author Dr. Francesco Zaccardi.

"This study shows that it is important for currently inactive adults to add small amounts of physical activity," he continued.

 

Meanwhile, a recent study found that there is no significant difference in exercise effects between walking 10,000 steps a day and walking 7,000 steps.

 

 

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A lot of people are walking 10,000 steps.

The effects of 10,000 steps and 7,000 steps

There isn't much difference.

 

But if you add more steps to your daily routine

I feel like I'm always walking 10,000 steps a day

 

For those over 60, just 10 minutes a day

Life expectancy increased by one year

 

Consistent exercise is the answer~~~