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.

For women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer, moving more every day — like walking or doing light exercise — seems to help them live longer. Every extra 96 minutes of movement a day is linked to an 11% lower chance of dying from any cause.

For women who've had cancer and gone through menopause, walking about 5,000 to 6,000 steps a day gives the biggest drop in risk of dying from any cause — and walking more doesn't seem to help much more.

People who engage in physical activity after being diagnosed with cancer have a 35% lower risk of dying from their cancer, especially those with breast or prostate cancer.

Walking more every day might help lower the chance of dying from heart disease in women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer.

If you're an adult without heart disease and you get 150 to 300 minutes of brisk exercise each week, you're less likely to die from any cause — especially if your body has trouble processing sugar. This amount of activity might help reduce the danger that comes with metabolic issues.