The Claim

In postmenopausal female cancer survivors, the mortality benefit of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) plateaus at approximately 60 minutes per day, with no significantly greater reductions in all-cause or cardiovascular disease mortality observed beyond this threshold, as determined by nonlinear dose-response analysis using restricted cubic splines.

Source: Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

What the research says

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In plain English

For women who've had cancer and gone through menopause, exercising hard for about an hour a day helps lower their risk of dying — but doing more than that doesn't seem to help much extra.

See the scientific wording

Among postmenopausal female cancer survivors, the mortality benefit of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) plateaus at approximately 60 minutes per day. Beyond this level, additional MVPA does not confer significantly greater reductions in all-cause or cardiovascular disease mortality, as shown by nonlinear dose-response analysis using restricted cubic splines.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

    The study found that for women who survived cancer, getting about 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day gave the most benefit for overall survival and heart health, and doing more than that didn't significantly increase those benefits.

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