Light and Regular Sports can Extend the Age

A study found that light work such as taking a dog for a walk or gardening can extends life age.

A study found that light work such as taking dog pets for a walk or gardening can extends life age.

"Our results suggest that all activities, though is simple, and useful, finding that low-intensity physical activity is associated with a lower risk of death, given that most of their daily activities are mild," said researcher Barbara Jefferis of University College London.

The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine stresses, physical activity for 150 minutes a week in various levels is important.

The current sports guidelines recommend it with every 10 minutes of activity. Unfortunately, not all elderly can achieve the target.

To see how the pattern of physical activity can reduce the risk of death, the researchers looked at data from the British Regional Heart Study involving 1000 men aged about 78 years.

Participants were asked to use a device capable of tracking the level and physical intensity of an accelerometer named after seven days of conscious awareness.

In the five-year study, 194 men died. The study concluded, the duration of targeted physical activity turned out to reduce the risk of death due to various things.

The study found that mild physical activity for 30 minutes every day can reduce the risk of death by 17 percent.

Meanwhile, the decreased risk of death is about 33 percent for every 30 minutes of moderate to strong physical intensity every day.