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So grab your tennis or pickleball racket, becauselife just got longer!
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Keep reading to learn more about how certainleisure activitiescan help extend your life.
The results ofthis researchpublished recently inJAMA connection Openare pretty astounding.
Leisure activities such ascycling, walking briskly, and swimming are so beneficial to your well-being.
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Researchers reviewed information from 272,550 adults ranging in age from 59 to 82 years old.
Nonetheless, each of the activities researched was affiliated with a decreased risk of mortality.
Participants who were the most active revealed an even higher reduced risk of mortality.
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The participants who were the most active in the study revealed an even higher reduced risk of mortality.
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