15 minutes of exercise per day can extend life by 3 yrs: study

The study found that people in the low-exercise group,who spent 15 minutes on fitness per day,reduced their risk of dying from cancer by 10 percent and had a three-year longer life expectancy than the inactive group.

“The 30-minute a day for five or more days a week has been the golden rule for the last 15 years,but now we found even half that amount could be very beneficial,” ABC News quoted Dr Chi-Pang Wen,lead author of the study,as saying.

With every additional 15 minutes of exercise per day,participants reduced their risk of dying from cancer by another 1 percent,the research found.

Researchers found the benefits went on growing for up to 100 minutes of exercise a day.

Men and women of all ages shared the benefits,including those at risk of heart disease.

The research report said: “If inactive individuals engage in low-volume daily exercise,one in six all-cause deaths could be postponed.”