Proven! Just 2 minutes of these activities are life-extending

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Proven! Just 2 minutes of these activities are life-extending

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Just two minutes of exercise a day is enough to increase your life expectancy – if you keep one thing in mind. Two scientific studies have shown this.

Apparently, increasing your chances of living longer is pretty easy with just two minutes of exercise a day. Important: You have to get out of breath properly, for example when climbing stairs, swimming, jumping rope or even just cleaning or shopping. If you do just two minutes of vigorous physical activity every day, you can reduce your risk of premature death by almost a fifth. Two scientific studies have shown this.

Work out for two minutes

A British study analyzed the data of more than 70,000 people between the ages of 40 and 60. Result: Those who did not exercise at all had a four percent risk of dying within the next five years. This risk was halved when they were physically active for at least 10 minutes a week. The risk was halved again if they managed to exercise at least an hour a week.

A scientific study in Sydney came to a similar conclusion: the subjects wore a fitness bracelet for a week and then shared their health data for seven years. The study found that people who snorted two minutes a day had an 18 percent lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than people who puffed themselves for just two minutes a week.

“The results show that short, intense exercise sessions throughout the week can help us live longer,” said study author Matthew Ahmadi of the University of Sydney. And:

Because lack of time is the most commonly cited barrier to regular physical activity, small bouts of sporadic activity each day can be a particularly appealing option for busy people.

In other words: everyone, no matter how busy, can integrate such extremely short units into their everyday life – running up the stairs instead of taking the elevator or walking briskly to the bus stop or to the day care center instead of taking the car or going for a stroll.

More is more – especially when it comes to intensity

Both studies have shown that not only the frequency but also the intensity of physical activity is an important health factor. The risk of heart disease and stroke is significantly reduced if, in middle age, you don’t just do light physical activity, but build a short, crisp unit into every day – for example, instead of a 14-minute walk, you do a 7-minute walk unit.

The joint conclusion of the researchers from the studies in Great Britain and Australia: “Increasing the intensity of physical activity is particularly important; increasing both quantity and intensity is optimal.”

Sources: The Telegraph, European Heart Journal

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