Even moderate levels of exercise in the crucial teenage years showed up to a 20% reduction of deaths from all causes say reseachers.
A recent study released yesterday in the Journal of Cancer, Epidemiology and Biomarkers indicates just 1.3 hours per week of exercise by young women in their teens has health benefits throughout their lives.
The four-year study, based in China studied women between the ages of 40 and 70. Researchers checked their health levels and conducted questionnaire style research. The subjects reported on their teenage years– specifically their levels of activity.
The research showed a 16% reduction in deaths from cancers and an astounding 20% overall reduction in death rates from all causes by those who reported activity levels of 1.3 hours per week or greater.
“The main finding is that exercise during adolescence is associated with a reduced risk of mortality, or death, in middle-aged to older women,” Sarah J. Nechuta, an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, said in an interview.
