Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Workout for 15 Minutes Per Day, Live Longer

Just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day is enough to give you a significantly longer life, according to a new Taiwanese study. Researchers looked at over 400,000 people for 13 years and found that people who got 15 minutes of "real" exercise (like brisk walking) per day lived about 3 years longer than those who didn't.

Since most people have a hard time following the standard 30-minutes-per-day exercise guidelines experts hope that this new "lower dose" recommendation will motivate the lazy.

Learn more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44153048/ns/health-fitness/

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