Exercises can help maintain and improve the health of your body. There have been many studies that prove the benefits of physical activity.There are many types of exercises that you can do, ranging from strenuous ones such as weight lifting or light exercises such as jogging, yoga, aerobics, cycling. Both are able to help you burn calories and maintain ideal body weight.

Exercise can be done by anyone and anywhere. According to the recommendations issued by WHO, it is recommended to do physical activity for 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise, or 75 minutes of high-intensity exercise. Not only can it improve overall body health, the results of recent studies show that exercising can also reduce the risk of death from any cause.

According to the results of studies that have been published in The BMJ, routine exercise, both mild and strenous, can reduce the risk of death. This was found after the analysisof the data of nearly 480,000 participants recorded in the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 1997-2014. In these data, researchers can find out their lifestyle habits, especially in terms of exercise. Researchers also looked at their medical history, including cases of death found until the end of 2015.

The results showed that those who are known to do routine aerobic activity have a lower risk of death of up to 29%. Not only that, the researchers also explained that doing light physical activity is still better for the body compared to doing nothing.

Text by Anggie Triana
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Source(s):

• Zhao, M., Veeranki, S.P., Magnussen, C.G., et al (2020). Recommended physical activity and all specific cause and cause mortality in US adults: prospective cohort study. The BMJ, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2031.
• Healthline - Staying Physically Active May Lower Your Risk of Death by 30% (2020). , https: //www.healthline.com/health-news/staying-physically-active-may-lower-your-risk-of-death-by-30-percent, 8 June 2020.