Walk to work, clean your house, live longer: Lancet
Physical exercise
Lancet, the leading medical journal, says non-recreational physical activity also benefits you, prevents early death
A hundred and fifty minutes of exercisea week,evendoing physical choresat home,cannotonly take care of a host of physical ailments like heart disease but also reduce the risk of an early death. And this works even if you do not have access to a gym or sporting facilities,medical journal Lancer said in a report published today.
So even if you are not a fan of sweating it out in a gym, or it plain does not fit into yourschedule, a 30-minute walkto work, or simply doing a little cleaning at home for half an hour can prevent as many as one in 12 deaths globally, one in 20 cases of cardiovascular disease. And this routine needs to be followed five days a week with two off days thrown in.
The survey tracked 24,000 respondents in India and more than 1.3 lakh in 17 countries.
Physicalexercise for 150 minutes a week significantly lower risk of death, heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
"Physical activity for as little as 30 minutes, whether it is walking to work or doing household chores, most days of the week has a substantial benefit, and higher physical activity is associated with even lower risks," said the study's lead author, ProfessorScott Lear, Heart and Stroke Foundation chair in cardiovascular prevention research at St Paul's Hospital in Canada.
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Dr. RM Anjana, who is the India investigator of the study, said the findings were veryrelevantto India since it showed thathousework or physical effort during transport, or at work also had a benefit on overall mortality.
"In India, people are most active during work or transport.We now know that whatever physical activity we incorporate into our daily lives can have a beneficial effect in decreasing mortality,"saidDr. R M Anjana,who is alsovice-president of Madras Diabetes Research Foundation.
Six milliondied due to non-communicable diseases in India in 2016, says theGlobal Burden of Disease data.
The World HealthOrganisation(WHO)says those in the18-64 yearsage-groupshould do150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week, as well as muscle strengthening exercises at least two days a week.