Everyone knows that physical activity is good for health. But very few know that physical activity often does not mean the completion of a marathon or hours in the gym, but also much more moderate activities, and possible for everyone.
There are even many studies that show that exactly these activities, such as walking fast for a few minutes, a physical job at home, cycling, dancing, or even just an excursion, can have greater benefits than sports activity that leads the body to limit.
But a study by the prestigious University of Cambridge, perhaps the most important in this field and published in the scientific journal British Journal of Sport Medicine, also provides a surprising time dimension.
According to researchers, for example, a brisk walk of no more than 11 minutes, every day, would be enough to prevent 10% of all premature deaths.
This type of activity seems to be the best "medicine" against certain typologies of disease. Just 75 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, according to researchers, reduced the risk of death from heart disease by 17%, and by at least 7% for some types of cancer, as well as leukemia.
The statistics improve even more if we consider 150 minutes of physical activity per week, which according to researchers prevents 1 premature death every 6 such.