Compared to sedentary individuals, physically active men and women may have approximately 30% lower risk of premature death.

Even just walking 15 minutes a day may reduce mortality risk by... 30% lower risk of premature death.

Even just walking 15 minutes a day may reduce mortality risk by 15%.

Mortality rates continue to drop about 4% for each additional 15 minutes of moderate exercise

a day like walking, plateauing out at about 90 minutes a day.

What does that translate to in terms of time?

The life expectancy for those walking just 15 minutes a day would be about three years longer

compared to those who don't exercise regularly, and those meeting the recommended

30 minutes a day live about four years longer.

If you jog a few hours a week or in the top 5% of cardiorespiratory fitness,

you may live five or six years longer.

Exercising for 20 minutes may add an hour to your life. So for all those who say they don't have time to work out,

exercising gives us like a three-to-one return on investment.

Give 20 minutes of your life to get 60 minutes of life.

Beyond that, there's a bit of diminishing returns,

but exercise an hour a day and maybe get back more

time than you put in. The return for vigorous exercise may be even greater, as much

as seven to one, an hour of running could potentially extend your life seven hours.

Running even five to ten minutes a day at a jogging pace, less than 6 miles per hour,

made at the same longevity benefits of the 15 minutes of daily walking.

Similarly, running 15 to 20 minutes a day may be equivalent to walking an hour a day,

and 25 minutes of running can match walking's maximum mortality benefits that top off at around

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