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A major study found that women get significantly greater health benefits from the same amount of exercise as men, including a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes.
This benefit applies to a wide range of activities, from brisk walking to vigorous exercise like cycling or strength training.
Researchers believe that differences in body composition and physiology may explain why women need less exercise time to achieve the same results as men.
The study included over 400,000 US adults and spanned two decades of collected data.
Even small amounts of regular exercise can make a substantial difference, especially for women.
The findings of this research were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
