Recommended physical activity and all cause and cause specific mortality in US adults: prospective cohort study.

Min ZhaoSreenivas P VeerankiCostan G Magnussen Bo Xi

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)

Adults who engage in leisure time aerobic and muscle strengthening activities at levels recommended by the 2018 physical activity guidelines for Americans show greatly reduced risk of all cause and cause specific mortality. These data suggest that the physical activity levels recommended in the guidelines are associated with important survival benefits.

Keyphrases

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