1 stories tagged ‘Brisk Walking’

How much exercise is enough?

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Public Affairs / November 6, 2012

“We found that adding low amounts of physical activity to one’s daily routine, such as 75 minutes of brisk walking per week, was associated with increased longevity: a gain of 1.8 years of life expectancy after age 40, compared with doing no such activity,” explained Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine I-Min Lee.

Tags: BMI/Body Mass Index/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Brisk Walking/Exercise/Harvard Medical School/Life Expectancy/Longevity/National Cancer Institute/Physical Activity/PLoS Medicine/Walking
Categories: HarvardScience, Health & Medicine