Menu

 

Research News

Active adults live longer

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7641 (Published 13 November 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7641

Get access to this article and all of bmj.com for the next 14 days

Sign up for a 14 day free trial today

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

PLoS Med2012;9:e1001335OpenUrlCrossRefMedline

A new study has confirmed that active people live substantially longer than inactive ones. Even moderate exercise, equivalent to 75 minutes of brisk walking each week, was associated with 1.8 (95% CI 1.6 to 2.0) extra years of life in pooled analyses from six prospective cohorts. Adults reporting twice as …

Get access to this article and all of bmj.com for the next 14 days

Sign up for a 14 day free trial today

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

Subscribe

Article access

Article access for 1 day

Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

* Prices do not include VAT

Latest comments and most commented

THIS WEEK'S POLL

Read related article

See previous polls