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“Benefits of Very Little Exercise Demonstrated in Medical Studies



Activity                                                                       Benefit
55 flights of stairs a week                                                33% lower death rate
One hour of gardening a week                                        66% lower risk of sudden cardiac death
Walking one hour a week                                                51% lower risk of coronary disease
Exercising 30 minutes just 6 days a month                    43% lower mortality
Regular demanding household cleaning                         Lowered heart attack risk by 54% in men and more
than 84% in women”


“Researchers reviewed 44 exercise studies and found that most of the benefits of exercise kick in with the
first 1,000 Calories of increased activity each week...To burn 1,000 calories a week,
or about 145 Calories a day, most people need to increase their activity slightly.”


From Introduction to Clinical Nutrition, 2012, Third edition, Vishwanath Sardesai, CRC Press,  p19