Hello All:
Just got this off my local newspaper's wesite:
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CHICAGO -- Forget jumping jacks and treadmills. Just doing household
chores and other mundane activities of daily living is enough to help
older adults live longer, new research suggests.
Elderly couch potatoes were much more likely to die within about six
years than those whose lives included regular activity no more
strenuous than washing dishes, vacuuming, gardening and climbing
stairs, according to the study of adults aged 72 to 80.
About 12 percent of people with the highest amount of daily activity
died during the six-year follow-up, compared with nearly 25 percent of
the least active participants.
The government-funded study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the
American Medical Association. ...
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Here's the link:
http://www.local6.com/health/9505277/detail.html
Ron
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