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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: People need to quadruple exercise level to achieve optimal heart benefit study - The Untold Story

Researchers have said that achieving the optimal benefit for the heart from exercise ‘may require substantially higher activity volumes’ (Alamy/PA) -

Exercising for up to 610 minutes a week – around four times the recommended minimum amount – could give people “optimal” heart benefits linked to physical activity, a new study suggests.

Adults are advised to exercise for at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week – the equivalent of two and a half hours of running, cycling or brisk walking.

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