Tag Archives: Longevity
Fast walking is a key to longevity, research shows
Too busy to go to the gym? Don’t worry — you can stay healthy by incorporating at least 15 minutes of fast walking into your everyday routine,new research suggests.
In general, it’s recommended that people commit to 150 minutes of moderate activity per week to see sufficient health benefits, said Dr. Wei Zheng, the study’s corresponding author.
But if 150 minutes is too difficult to manage, fast walking for a minimum of 15 minutes every day can have the same health benefits.
Zheng and a team of researchers recruited mostly...
Longevity Might Be All In Your Head
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Age is just a number, they say. But being young at heart might be less important than being “young” in other places. Chronological age and biological age are known to diverge over our lifetimes, as our genetics and the way we live can influence how much damage our cells accumulate. A new type of experimental blood test is now zeroing in on the biological age of different organs in our bodies. And it’s not the...
