Brisk daily walks can increase life span, research says

Health experts claim even moderate exercise can reduce ageing and halve risk of dying from heart attack

Just 25 minutes of brisk walking a day can add up to seven years to your life, health experts have said. Researchers told the European Society of Cardiology congress that regular exercise can reduce ageing and increase the average life span.

Sanjay Sharma, professor of inherited cardiac diseases in sports cardiology at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in south London, said for the average person in their 50s and 60s, moderate exercise reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack by half.

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