Brisk walk means “walking at a fast rate”. It is very useful for elderly people. This can reduce the risk of death rate to 50%. But this is my request to all the elderly people to do it after consulting their doctors. Don’t risk your life. Doctor will recommend you brisk walk only if you are fit for it.
Just 20-40 minutes of brisk walking can reduce the risk of death in elderly men by 50 per cent, accordng to a U.S study.
By comparing the death rates in men aged between 70 and 92 who are sedentary with those of varying levels of fitness, the researchers found that for every two minutes of exercise the mortality rate dropped by 10%.
The exercise tests showed that for every 100 men who died in the very low fitness group, 74 died in the next group up, 54 in the moderatly fit group and 46 in the high fit category.
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