It found that if everyone did just 11 minutes of daily activity, one in 10 premature deaths could be prevented. However, most people fail to get the recommended minimum of 150 minutes of exercise per week.
But researchers from the University of Cambridge say that exercising is better than doing nothing.
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The NHS recommends that everyone does 150-300 minutes of heart rate-raising physical activity per week or 75-150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week.
The research team analyzed hundreds of previous studies on the benefits of physical activity and concluded that even doing half the recommended amount could prevent one in 20 cases of cardiovascular disease and almost one in 30 cases of cancer.
This equates to 75 minutes a week – or 11 minutes a day – of cycling, brisk walking, hiking, dancing or playing tennis.
“You should feel like you’re moving, your heart will beat faster, but you won’t necessarily feel out of breath,” says Dr. Soren Brage, who led the research.
Doing this amount of exercise is enough to reduce the risk of developing heart disease and stroke by 17% and cancer by 7%, the findings suggest.
Regular exercise reduces body fat and blood pressure while improving fitness, sleep and long-term heart health, shows bbc.
