A good workout can help you build muscle , get a better night's sleep , and feel really good. But it might even help you live longer, a new study found. The study, which was published in the journal Circulation , analyzed data from two U. Data was collected from the participants 15 times over 30 years. Scientists found that people who did to minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week had a 26 to 31 percent lower all-cause mortality and a 28 to 38 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality.
They also had an up to 27 percent lower risk of dying from something outside of cardiovascular disease. Moderate physical activity is defined as walking , weightlifting , and other types of lower-intensity exercise, according to the American Medical Association.
That, of course, goes far beyond the recommended minutes of moderate-intensity exercise advised by the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. But it appears as if working out more can raise your odds of living longer.
There are a lot of factors that go into how long you live, but plenty of research suggests that an exercise habit is linked with a larger life span.
For example, a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that people over the age of 40 could live an extra 5. And an older scientific analysis concluded that people who are physically active are up to 35 percent less likely to die from any cause compared to their inactive counterparts.
