This practice increases by 30% your chances of reaching 90

And The xercitar itself half an hour a day increases the chances of attaining the symbolic age of 90 on a third, suggests a new study

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For the purpose of this research, researchers badyzed the size, weight and activity levels of 7,807 individuals aged 68 to 70 years .

Volunteers were supervised until death or until they reached 90 – whichever comes first

About 17% of men and 34% of men Women lived until the 1990s.

Physically active people between 30 and 60 minutes a day were more likely to live 34% longer compared to people with a lower activity rate.

For women, this figure reached 21% revealed I invested them In addition, being active more than 90 minutes a day showed an increase of about 39% of men 's chances up to. at 90 years old. However, and surprisingly, these additional benefits do not

Large, lean and less fat women as they age also show a higher probability of reaching the 90s. However, in this case, these same physical elements do not make no difference between men.

The study leader, professor and physician Lloyd Brandts, said: The researchers believe that the differences between the bades are mainly due to the different types of hormones and way of life . ] "This research indicates that the type of body and physical activity practiced are related to the probability of reaching 90 years and that these badociations differ the bad."

Search results Dutch were published in the scientific journal "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health"