No-sweat exercise may prolong life for the elderly, says study
Workouts need not be strenuous and long lasting; all activities, no matter how modest and brief, are beneficial
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A FEW HOURS a week of light exercise - walking the dog, pottering about in the garden - lower the risk of death in older men, even if workouts are brief, researchers said on Tuesday.
Their findings, reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, challenge two long-held assumptions about the benefits of physical activity for the elderly.
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