Recently, Norwegian scientists found that light exercise such as housework can not only burn calories, but also help reduce the risk of premature death as long as it is persisted every day.
Scientists point out that any intensity of activity can reduce the risk of death, even if you use a vacuum cleaner to clean the floor, mow the grass, walk quickly and so on. It can reduce the risk of death by half, which proves that "doing something is better than doing nothing."
So in general, doing housework is still a good thing. The latest survey in Australia found that high-intensity exercise that makes you blush, sweat and gasp can reduce the risk of premature death.
According to the report, Australian researchers have followed up more than 200,000 adults over the age of 45 for an average of more than six years. The survey results show that those who add high-intensity exercise such as running, aerobic exercise or playing tennis to their weekly exercise will reduce the risk of premature death by 9% to 65,438+03% compared with those who only do moderate-intensity exercise. Moderate intensity exercise includes swimming or doing housework.
Gabel, a scholar at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of james cook University who is in charge of this research, said: "The benefits of high-intensity exercise apply to men and women of all ages ... whether you are obese or not, whether you have heart disease or diabetes, if you can engage in some high-intensity exercise, you can get the benefits of prolonging your life."
At present, the World Health Organization suggests that people should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activities or 75 minutes of high-intensity activities every week. Therefore, I think it is appropriate to do exercise at any age, so as to make our bodies better and better.