Move More for Longer Life and Less Heart Disease
Research shows benefits from even modest increases in activity.
Increasing physical activity is one of the most important ways to increase longevity and reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a group of American researchers from leading universities. In fact, the most noticeable health benefits come from shifting from sedentary living to a moderately active lifestyle or from modest increases in cardiorespiratory fitness. Cardiologists recommend “moving more” in recognition that any increase in physical activity has significant benefits and is associated with better health outcomes, independent of cardiorespiratory fitness.
The research review is available in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (2020; doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2020.11.003).
See also: Physical Activity Prevents Early Death
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.
