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Walking just one hour a day can extend your lifespan

Independent - 15-Nov-2024

New research shows how regular exercise boosts health, even for those over 40

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Sitting less and moving more: Benefits on ageing biomarkers

Live Forever Club - 14-Nov-2024

Those exercising daily for 30 minutes show biomarkers similar to younger individuals

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Can muscle strength predict longevity in the oldest old?

Live Forever Club - 08-Nov-2024

Mortality decreases gradually with increased strength, suggesting every strength gain counts

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Want to live longer? Staying active and eating healthy can help

Live Forever Club - 02-Nov-2024

Keeping these habits high, or even improving them over time, can lead to a longer life

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Weekend warriors: exercise on your terms

The Guardian - 29-Oct-2024

New research shows infrequent workouts can offer brain health benefits equal to regular exercise

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Longevity divide: why olympic athletes live longer than AFL and rugby players

The Conversation (UK) - 28-Oct-2024

Elite fitness doesn't guarantee a longer life—contact sports may carry hidden risks

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Want to live longer? Focus on exercise intensity, not just time

Live Forever Club - 25-Oct-2024

Try adding short speed bursts during your regular activities like walking or biking

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Eating healthy, moving more, and sleeping well can slow down ageing

Live Forever Club - 22-Oct-2024

Anti-inflammatory diets, high physical activity, and healthy sleep patterns work best together

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Semaglutide may dampen motivation to exercise in mice

New Scientist - 09-Oct-2024

Findings highlight potential unintended effects of weight-loss medications on exercise motivation

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Good news for busy people: Weekend warrior workouts are effective

Live Forever Club - 09-Oct-2024

The strongest protective associations were for cardiometabolic conditions

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New molecule offers health benefits of exercise without breaking a sweat

Aarhus University - 03-Oct-2024

Molecule "LaKe" simulates exercise effects, enhancing metabolic and brain health

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Parkrun participation linked to increased life satisfaction

New Scientist - 01-Oct-2024

New research suggests community fitness events can provide a meaningful boost to personal well-being

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Slap fighting: A brutal sport with hidden dangers

BBC - 18-Sep-2024

Doctors warn of serious brain injuries as the controversial combat sport gains popularity worldwide

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Debunking the hype: why exercise still matters for longevity

Peter Attia website - 14-Sep-2024

Peter Attia explains why a study can't undo decades of proof that exercise boosts longevity

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New wearable band monitors sweat to help users avoid overexertion

New Scientist - 04-Sep-2024

It offers a non-invasive alternative to blood lactate testing

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Flexibility and longevity: how staying limber could add years to your life

Medical News Today - 26-Aug-2024

Research links greater flexibility to increased lifespan

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Specific sports can extend lifespan, with differences in benefits for men and women

Live Forever Club - 20-Aug-2024

Female athletes generally gain less lifespan benefit from sports

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New trousers utilise a knee motor to enhance leg strength by 40% while hiking uphill

The Verge - 29-Jul-2024

Trousers cushion impact during descent, making hikers feel 30 pounds lighter

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Running a mile under 4 minutes is linked to longer and healthier life

Live Forever Club - 16-May-2024

Such athletes lived an average of 4.7 years longer than the general population

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is a powerful predictor of overall health

Live Forever Club - 15-May-2024

Strong cardiorespiratory fitness significantly reduces the risk of premature death

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Exercise has the power to reshape your body at the cellular level

Nature - 01-May-2024

Research helps explain why exercise is vital for combating chronic diseases

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Rice University creates tiny wireless brain stimulator for revolutionary treatments

Rice University - 12-Apr-2024

This device offers a less invasive, patient-controlled alternative for mental health care

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Tech-funded Enhanced Games will allow athletes to openly use performance-enhancing drugs

BBC - 28-Mar-2024

The controversial new sporting event sparks debates about ethics and safety

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Walking 10,000 steps daily linked to healthier heart and longer life

New Scientist - 05-Mar-2024

New study validates 10,000 steps as a perfect target, a progress for fitness advice

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Women gain greater health benefits from exercise than men

Independent - 20-Feb-2024

Women who exercise regularly have a lower risk of heart disease and early death

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Metrnl, a protein that rises with exercise and shields against heart disease

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-Jan-2024

It unlocks a potent anti-inflammatory defense mechanism within the body

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Some drugs may dampen the benefits of exercise, while others amplify them

Live Forever Club - 01-Jan-2024

Complex interactions with drugs like Rapamycin, Metformin, and SGLT2 inhibitors

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Researchers explore if pills can replace the gym through "exercise mimetics"

The Guardian - 31-Dec-2023

But experts say traditional exercise still plays a key role in overall health

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Exercise-triggered irregular heartbeats may predict future heart issues

Oxford Population Health - 13-Dec-2023

Early detection of irregular heartbeats during exercise could be key to preventing heart problems

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Muscle power in the golden years: age is just a number!

Live Forever Club - 01-Nov-2023

You're never too old to fight sarcopenia and muscle loss - keep up that resistance exercise training!

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Regular jogging or running could help to keep cells younger and healthier

Live Forever Club - 26-Oct-2023

Jogging or running for at least 75 minutes per week linked to longer telomeres

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Reverse the negative effects of sitting with 22 minutes of moderate exercise

Sky News - 25-Oct-2023

A daily 22-minute dose of brisk exercise can offset the health risks

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Move more, live longer: short bursts of activity can help you stay healthy

Independent - 29-Sep-2023

Short bursts of daily activity, even if brief, can greatly benefit heart health

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Resistance training: the secret to younger-looking skin and positive mood

Health - 07-Sep-2023

Resistance training can thicken the dermal layer and boost collagen production

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Walking just 4000 steps each day can lower the risk of premature death

BBC - 09-Aug-2023

Experts suggest incorporating regular walks in daily activities help boost health and longevity

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Planks and wall squats can help control your blood pressure

BBC - 26-Jul-2023

Isometric exercises improves blood flow and effectively lowers high blood pressure than aerobic exercise

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Weekend workouts keep your heart as healthy as regular exercise

The Guardian - 18-Jul-2023

150 minutes of exercise throughout the week or during only weekends can lower heart disease risk

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Meta-analysis studies relate autophagy mechanism with exercise in humans

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 22-Mar-2023

The type of exercise can effect autophagy in humans, that in return can be an anti-aging strategy

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Endurance Exercise Training May Help Prevent Accumulation of Senescent Cells in Colon Mucosa

Live Forever Club - 20-Mar-2023

Age-related increase in inflammatory markers p16 and IL-6 was not observed in endurance athletes

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Physical activity, more walk-most promising ways to reduce risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

UC San Diego School of Medicine - 25-Jan-2023

Prevention is important as once dementia is diagnosed, it is very difficult to slow or reverse

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Gut microbiota in mice influence brain's dopamine levels, influencing the motivation for exercise

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 17-Jan-2023

The study highlights the diversity of microbiota and their importance for human health and fitness

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American football players age a decade faster than the general population

Independent - 13-Dec-2022

Further studies to examine the phenomenon for age-related illnesses among former players

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Effects of exercise and blood pressure on mental abilities: an observation

Live Forever Club - 29-Nov-2022

Study suggests we should maintain cardiorespiratory fitness early in life to benefit higher cognitive functions later

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Increase your lifespan by adding weightlifting exercises to your routine

BBC - 29-Sep-2022

Muscle-strengthening exercises make body leaner and bones stronger, leading to a healthier life

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Study says you exert more energy when chewing hard to process foods like nuts

University of Manchester - 20-Aug-2022

The energetic expenditure is higher when we chew stiffer (sugar-free)gum compared to the softer one

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150 mins of intense moderate activity each week found beneficial-weekdays/weekend

Independent - 05-Jul-2022

Clocking up physically active minutes more crucial than when the exercise takes place

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Same aged old male athletes at higher heart disease risk than female athletes

British Heart Foundation (BHF) - 07-Jun-2022

Stiffer aorta and older vascular age in older male athletes when compared to female athletes

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Faster walking associated with longer telomeres, could improve health and lifespan

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-May-2022

We know exercise keeps people healthier and this may be just one of the underlying mechanisms

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Walking 10,000 steps a day is not the ideal goal for better health and longevity, study finds

University of Massachusetts - 02-Mar-2022

Age-old 10,000 steps goal is a bogus; health benefits levelled of at 8000 steps for older adults

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Regular exercise keeps your NAD+ up in the muscle even when you are old

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 22-Feb-2022

Elderly athletes had similar NAD+ levels as normal young people

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A 20-minute exercise daily can prevent heart diseases in your 70s

iNews - 15-Feb-2022

Simple fitness routine halves the risk of heart problems in older men - the sooner the better

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Exercise paired with intermittent fasting is the best way for fat loss

University of Toronto - 07-Feb-2022

Experts share the science, benefits, best timings, and other tips of intermittent fasting

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25% of calories burned with exercise are compensated by spending less energy elsewhere

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 05-Oct-2021

Calorie compensation can reach up to 50% in obese people - explains why it is so hard to lose fat

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Exercise rather than dieting is more important for a longer and healthier life

Independent - 20-Sep-2021

Even if you are naturally skinny, you still need to exercise to keep your body healthy

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Walking 7000 steps a day is a new target to cut your risk of early death

ScienceAlert - 06-Sep-2021

New study on the middle aged finds 10,000 daily steps have no extra benefit on health than 7000 steps

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Rugby players experience decline in cognitive function within just one season

BBC - 30-Aug-2021

Players saw a decline in both blood flow to brain and cognition, regardless of concussions

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Exercise hormone, irisin, protects brain from cognitive decline in mice

EurekAlert! - 20-Aug-2021

A novel therapeutic agent for treating Alzheimer's & neurodegenerative disorders

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Stay fit with NMN supplements, above and beyond regular exercise

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Jul-2021

Exercise & NMN have synergistic effect in boosting aerobic fitness, but long-term effects unknown

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A 12-week strength-endurance training lowered senescence proteins in older people

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Jun-2021

New study using biomarkers proved the importance of regular exercise again

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Playing certain sports can help you live 13% longer than the general population

Medical Xpress - 01-Jun-2021

Cricket, rugby, tennis and golf players lived longer; footballers, boxers and jockeys had shorter lives

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Quick 10-minute walks everyday can help you live longer

Today - 21-May-2021

Walking 5000 steps at once or spaced through out the day may lower risk of death by 32%

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3 minutes of exercise every hour extends life by 30%

BBC - 19-May-2021

Physical activity cocktails can benefit people who spend long sitting hours

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Men (and, strangely, only men) in physical jobs live longer than their peers

Fight Aging! - 11-May-2021

Physically active work life and better lifestyle choices linked to long-term survival in men

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You can have too much of a good thing - including exercise

The Scientist - 23-Mar-2021

2.5 hours of HIIT in a week reduces mitochondrial respiration, meaning less energy for the body

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Highest exercise load lead to reduction in intrinsic mitochondrial function

The Scientist - 23-Mar-2021

Substantial mitochondrial respiratory impairment is included with excessive exercise

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Exercise is better than testosterone to improve artery health in men

WebMD - 23-Feb-2021

There's rarely an artificial way to replace exercise

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Obesity rivals smoking as a leading cause of cancer

Guardian - 14-Feb-2021

Regular exercise & better diet lowers cholesterol and can help in preventing cancer

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Lab-grown human muscle showed benefits of exercise

INVERSE - 29-Jan-2021

Tissue engineered muscle under simulated exercise prevented chronic inflammation

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Benefits of exercise for heart health are limitless

Nuffield Department of Population Health - 13-Jan-2021

Highest level of physical activity proved to reduce the chance of dying from heart disease

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Step up on staircase to know your heart health

Medical Xpress - 11-Dec-2020

Cardiologist suggested an easy and inexpensive 'stairs test' to asses your heart

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Study finds link between vigorous exercise and mortality

Psychology Today - 27-Nov-2020

Vigorous exercise reduces the risk of dying more than mild to moderate exercise

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A 12 minute cardio could gift you a disease-free life

Harvard Gazette - 16-Nov-2020

Metabolites in various disease pathways can be altered with a short cardio exercise

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Go for a 15 minute 'Awe Walk' to bring positivity

Psychology Today - 03-Nov-2020

Simple and cost free awe walks boost positive emotions and prosocial behaviour

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Metformin with Resistance Training- To do or not to do?

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 29-Oct-2020

Metformin might inhibit muscle building but makes gene expression more youthful

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Exercise could boost immune cells to help fight cancers

ScienceAlert - 28-Oct-2020

Metabolites produced during exercise activate cancer-fighting T cells in mouse models

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Intense exercises may not help you live longer

Medical Dialogues - 04-Oct-2020

No difference to mortality risk in elderly who do HIIT or moderate intensity continuous training

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Exercise reduces inflammation caused by SASP but not the number of senescent cells

Fight Aging! - 31-Jul-2020

Given senolytics are unlikely to ever clear every senescent cell, exercise will still minimise bad effects of those remaining

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Boosting Gpld1 protein could have same benefits as exercise

Medical Xpress - 09-Jul-2020

I'm sure there's more to exercise than this, but an interesting start to a potential wonder drug

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Daily job-related strenuous exercise may shorten your lifespan

Asian News International (ANI) - 20-Jun-2020

Maybe too much of a good thing really can be bad for you. That doesn't mean stop exercising!

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Endless benefits of exercise also seen in gut microbiome

The Conversation - 16-Jun-2020

In both metabolic and physical levels, evidences gear towards positive effects

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Is it really possible to train for that 100-year milestone?

BBC - 22-May-2020

New concept of 'Centenarian Olympics' allows humans to die young at an old age

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Exercise improves blood flow and brain function in over 60s

UT Southwestern Medical Center - 20-May-2020

It's never too late to start to exercise - even if your memory has already started to fade

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NAD+ more than doubled after 10 weeks of resistance training

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 13-May-2020

Not yet too late to reap the benefits of exercise as seen in middle-aged individuals

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Aerobic exercise can reverse effect of ageing on muscle stem cells

INVERSE - 13-Apr-2020

Evident in old mice, this exercise can also accelerate muscle tissue repair

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Greater step count significantly linked with lower all-cause mortality

Guardian - 24-Mar-2020

Doubling from 4,000 to 8,0000 steps halves the risk of death within 10 years

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Running a marathon improves the health of a runner's arteries

BBC - 07-Jan-2020

If you have heart disease or other medical conditions, consult your doctor first

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Impact of physical activity on ageing and disease risk

The Conversation - 28-Nov-2019

Exercise program enrolled sedentary seniors and improved their memory in 12 weeks

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Any amount of running can save you from an early death

Guardian - 04-Nov-2019

Frequency makes no big difference - but way too much may be even harmful

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Running even just once a week is better than no running

Guardian - 04-Nov-2019

Sedentary life style is a major issue and people need to break out of it

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Age does not limit the physical performance

Elsevier - 08-Oct-2019

As an added bonus exercise also reduced patients' depression and anxiety

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Exercising and having calorie restrictions could affect bones

News Medical - 11-Sep-2019

Mice who exercised and ate less also had a decrease in bone quantity due to the cut in calories

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Exercising even a little can have a good impact on your health

Harvard Health Publishing - 10-Sep-2019

Every little counts!

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Sarcopenia during ageing increases mortality riskes

Agência FAPESP - 31-Jul-2019

Being physically active and paying attention to consuming protein can prevent sarcopenia

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It's never too late to start exercising, even at an older age

Reuters - 18-Jul-2019

Spend 150 minutes on exercise per week to lengthen your life span

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Exercise may increase lifespan – past activity levels don't matter

Medical News Today - 29-Jun-2019

It’s never too late to start exercising, start today and live longer

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Exercising during lunch break for fighting obesity

Independent - 06-Jun-2019

Encouraging physical activity in the workplace will lead to having more productive employees

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First research which associates fast walking pace with a longer lifespan

Evening Standard - 18-May-2019

Physical fitness is a better indicator of life expectancy than body mass index (BMI)

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Five pensioners who thrive on extreme exercise

Guardian - 07-Apr-2019

It's never too late to start exercise

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Starting exercise after 40 still reduces risk of early death

Time - 08-Mar-2019

It's never too late to start exercise

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Signalling molecule essential for exercise to reduce abdominal fat

Medical Xpress - 27-Dec-2018

No substitute for exercise, yet, but the more we understand the process the better

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