Exercise extends life span and lower death risk even late in life. Exercise has long been known to add years to life, but many assumed that only held when you had a lot of years left. New data out this week, however, has shown that people on the older end of the spectrum still get a lot out of physical activity. “The trial tracking 68 to 77 year olds found that doing less than an hour a week of light exercise had no impact. But overall those putting in the equivalent of six, 30-minute sessions of any intensity, were 40% less likely to have died during the 11-year study. Even when men were 73 years of age on average at start of follow-up, active persons had five years longer expected lifetime than the sedentary. Physical activity was as beneficial as smoking cessation at reducing deaths.” The team also found that light activity reduced risk of death as long as it was done for more than an hour per week. The research shows that staying fit and active as you get older is important to keeping yourself healthy.

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