{"id":17978,"date":"2018-02-25T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17978"},"modified":"2018-02-25T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T22:18:00","slug":"study-light-exercise-lower-death-risk-improve-heart-health-in-older-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17978","title":{"rendered":"STUDY: LIGHT EXERCISE LOWER DEATH RISK, IMPROVE HEART HEALTH IN OLDER MEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"essec-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"essec-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"essec-0-0\">To lower their risk of premature death, researchers have advised older men to exercise lightly as often as possible.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"6dirc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6dirc-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6dirc-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"5rhce-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5rhce-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5rhce-0-0\">According to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, men in their 40s and 50s derive immense health benefits from light intensity exercise.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"4l4r5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4l4r5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4l4r5-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"55hsf-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"55hsf-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"55hsf-0-0\">The research team, led by University College London, looked at data from 7,735 men recruited in the late 1970s when they were aged between 40 and 59.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"8m234-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8m234-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8m234-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=15740&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"3jibo-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3jibo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3jibo-0-0\">Of the total test subjects, 3,137 men were still alive in 2010-12, and were invited for a health check-up.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"cd48p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cd48p-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cd48p-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"85vno-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"85vno-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"85vno-0-0\">The check-up included a physical examination, during which they were asked about their lifestyle, sleeping patterns, and whether they had ever been diagnosed with heart disease.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"28lgn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"28lgn-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"28lgn-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"4mvr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4mvr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4mvr-0-0\">About half of the men agreed to wear an accelerometer to track their activity levels during waking hours for a week and data was available for 1,181 of the men.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"cb0h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cb0h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cb0h-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"34fn8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"34fn8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"34fn8-0-0\">From the data, the researchers found that light intensity physical activity was associated with a 17% reduction in the risk of dying.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"53v9n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"53v9n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"53v9n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"8ffq4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8ffq4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8ffq4-0-0\">According to the study, moderate intensity exercise can improve heart health and lower blood pressure, cholesterol and helps to lose excess weight.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"9jc2c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9jc2c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9jc2c-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"djamb\" data-offset-key=\"bm1ul-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bm1ul-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bm1ul-0-0\">It also increases heart rate and makes you breathe a 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