A new study has identified just how much daily exercise will give you your best shot at living to the ripe old age of 90 and beyond.
in the U.S. is 76 years for men and 81 years for women. While the number of people living to 90 and beyond is expected to quadruple in the next 40 years, fewer Americans might hit that mark: Our lifespans appear to be leveling off, as obesity and physical inactivity take their toll.has identified just how much daily exercise will give you your best shot at living to the ripe old age of 90 and beyond. And it’s different for men and women.
To find out just how exercise impacts longevity, researchers from the Netherlands investigated data from 7,807 men and women who were born between 1916 and 1917. The participants completed a lifestyle questionnaire when they were between 68 and 70 years old. The researchers followed them until they died or hit their 90thshorter lifespans than women
, more movement meant more years on the planet. Men who chalked up more than 90 minutes of physical activity a day were 39 percent more likely to hit the big 9-0 than their peers who exercised fewer than 30 minutes a day. Every additional 30 minutes of physical activity the men clocked up was associated with a 5 percent increase in their odds of turning 90..]
Daily exercise also helped women live longer, but their sweet spot for daily exercise was around an hour a day. Women who racked up 30 to 60 minutes of exercise a day improved their likelihood of living to 90 by 21 percent, with those hitting the high end having the best chance of blowing out a whole bunch of candles for their 90th birthday.
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