Researchers found that previously sedentary American adults reported a 35 percent reduced risk of all-cause mortality when they became active between age 40 and age 61. This group was 43 percent less likely to die of heart disease and 16 percent less likely to die of cancer.
New Studies Tie Middle-Age Exercise to Longevity, Decreased Risk of Diabetes
Researchers found that previously sedentary American adults reported a 35 percent reduced risk of all-cause mortality when they became active between age 40 and age 61. This group was 43 percent less likely to die of heart disease and 16 percent less likely to die of cancer.