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 A walk a day delays the process of ageing.

8/31/2015

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 We've heard this advice many times over the years, but here's another study that proves moderate exercise halve the risk of heart attack death and add seven years to the lifespan.

New research shows that exercise can even delay the ageing process among those in their fifties and sixties.

The new research, presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology congress, revealed how 25 minutes of brisk walking or slow jogging every day could buy extra years of health and happiness.

The German study put non-exercising but otherwise healthy men and women aged between 30 and 60 on a daily programme of exercise, and tracked key markers of ageing in the blood. Within just six months, these showed changes in the body which help to repair the DNA.

Separate studies have found that people who start exercising at the age of 70 are less likely to go on to develop atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disturbance that affects about 10 per cent of people over 80. Source: The Telegraph.

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 How does this affect me? Well, lately, I haven't taken a daily stroll holding onto my rollator. The steep hill requires considerable effort, and while negotiating difficult areas, my hip gives me considerable pain as it clicks in and out of position.

I used to be so fit—slim, active and with a high metabolism. I never drove a vehicle and consequently walked everywhere. I worked at a demanding physical job in catering up until my mid sixties, when I developed osteoporosis and could no longer lift heavy weights. After that, I kept up a daily walk routine.

It's hard to know which is the lesser of two evils, so to speak—chancing hip dislocation or walking for longevity. I don't want to live forever, but I'd like to be healthy in the meantime.

I think I'd better continue with a daily walk.

Do you take enough exercise?


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Alana link
8/30/2015 08:17:50 pm

I grew up in New York City, and my family did not own a car - that was common then. I did a lot of walking. I still do, but, lately, not as much. Shame on me. Sadly, my mother in law, who did a lot of mall walking, ended up developing aFIB, as did my brother in law, who loves to swim for exercise.

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Brenda
8/31/2015 04:49:17 am

Thank you for the reminder.......I don't suppose chasing after my grandson counts, huh?

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nabanita link
8/31/2015 04:11:18 pm

Oh I don't exercise at all...But you shouldn't risk dislocation, take a stroll and exercise only if your body permits don't push it beyond its limits..

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Anamika Agnihotri link
9/1/2015 03:31:28 am

I wish you good health Francene especially in these times when you have to be there for your husband.
I do a little bit but still not in the name of exercise but running ( literally) after my son every evening for playing. He loves running and since I do not want him to stray away from my watchful eyes I have to run after him. I get to do this atleast 4 times in a week.

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Ajay Pai link
9/1/2015 06:08:10 pm

Daily exercise is a dream for me. An ideal situation, which i can never accomplish. I walk a lot. But Offlate office hours are erratic, i hardly find time to even walk. as a reason, i have developed fat on my stomach and its started bulging out..

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