If you walk this much every day, your lifespan will increase by six hours.

A study has found that getting more exercise can extend your lifespan by up to 11 years.

 

A research team from Griffith University in Australia conducted a study to determine how physical activity levels affect lifespan. They first assessed the physical activity levels of approximately 36,000 Americans aged 40 and older who participated in the US Federal Health Survey (2003–2006). They then cross-analyzed the data to create US population life tables (2019) based on 2017 mortality data from the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

 

The research team divided the participants into quartiles based on their physical activity levels. The least active quartile (the bottom 25%) walked an average of 50 minutes per day. The next group walked about 80 minutes, and the third group walked about 110 minutes. The most active quartile (the top 25%) walked an average of 160 minutes per day.

There was a significant difference in participants' life expectancy depending on their level of physical activity. Those in the least active group saw their life expectancy drop by 5.8 years, from approximately 78 to 73. Conversely, Americans aged 40 and older who increased their activity to the top 25% saw their life expectancy increase by 5.3 years, to 84.

 

Based on this, the research team predicted that if the group with the lowest level of physical activity were active for 111 more minutes per day, their lifespan could be extended by up to 11 years.

 

“We calculated that for every extra hour of walking per day, you could gain six hours of life,” said study author Professor Lenert Biermann. “The loss of life from low physical activity is comparable to that from high blood pressure, smoking, and other conditions.”

 

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Yesterday and today I was spinning around indoors haha

Today, I can walk better than yesterday

I think it's okay