To draw that conclusion, the researchers reviewed data collected from 403,000 adults who participated in the National Health Interview Surveywhich ran from 1997 to 2013.
There it was determined that those who had a higher proportion of vigorous physical activity compared to the total amount of exercise, showed a lower risk of premature death from all causes of mortality, mortality from cardiovascular disease and mortality from cancer.
Athletes who completed their routines with at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise were most likely to live a long and healthy life.
It is emphasized that this was especially true for those who tended towards the more vigorous side of the spectrum: those who went for a run instead of a walk, for example.
Many believed it necessary to slow down physical activity as people age 60, but according to this report the body should not retire from physical activity. The work shows that stop being on a sofa all day, to start moving is beneficial to live longer and well.
Moreover, a sedentary lifestyle is associated with clear diseases, such as cognitive impairment, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and endometrial cancer.
In a post-pandemic stage, we can say that exercise is the vaccine of the 21st century, and sedentary lifestyle is the smoking of the 21st century.