People who do brisk walking, jogging, or other activities that make them breathe hard live longer and have fewer heart-related deaths than those who are mostly inactive.

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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

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2023 Mar

This study used wearables to track how much active exercise adults did and found that those who moved more intensely lived much longer and had far fewer heart-related deaths — 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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