Even just moving around slowly—like strolling around the house or garden—can help people live longer and reduce their risk of dying from heart disease.

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Device-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

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2023 Mar

This study found that even slow walking or light movement lowers the risk of dying from any cause or heart disease by about a third to almost half — exactly what the claim says.

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Device-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

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DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2022.100054

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