Scientists have found that people who engage in moderate levels of daily exercise - equivalent to taking a vigorous 20-minute walk - were 16% to 30% less likely to die than those classified as inactive.
Effect of exercise was greatest among people of normal weight, even those with a high body mass index (BMI) levels seen benefits.
As a result, researchers estimated that 337,000 of the 9.2 million deaths that occurred in Europe in 2008 could be attributed to obesity, lack of physical activity but it was believed that the responsibility for almost twice that number - 676,000 deaths.
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Peej
It's still good to see the info getting out tho. The only thing with the book is a lot of lab tests with rats!
Alli_G
It's seven minutes to my bus stop in the morning. Twenty if I get off a stop early on the way home. If I need groceries or wine I need to go to the bottom of my hill and walk back up with the backpack full.
Get rid of the car and don't look back.
locness
what I mean is even without a sidewalk you can probably just walk in grass or find and alternative way to not get dirty. There really isn't anything you can do about distances though.
