Roughly the time you spend watching TV commercials

Less than 15 minutes.
A study of more then 400,000 Taiwanese concludes that just 15 minutes of light exercise a day will extend your pathetic life by three years.

Your risk of dying decreases four percent for each additional 15 minutes of exercise a day.

Light exercise includes: falling out of bed, reaching for the remote, putting on your socks ... wait, I just made that up.

"Exercising

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Fidget, live forever

Will live forever.
Walking to the photocopier and fidgeting at your desk are contributing more to your cardiorespiratory fitness than you might think, Canadian researchers say.
Researchers have found that both the duration and intensity of incidental physical activities (IPA) are associated with cardiorespiratory fitness. The intensity of the activity seems to be particularly important, with

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Get tense to relax

Will live forever.
Regular aerobic exercise brings remarkable changes to your body, your metabolism, your heart, and your spirits, doctors at the Harvard Medical School say. It can counter depression and dissipate stress. It’s a common experience among endurance athletes and has been verified in clinical trials that have successfully used exercise to treat anxiety disorders and clinical

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Stand up to read this

Proof: he's dead.
If you're average -- and I know all of you are above average -- you spend 56 hours a week sitting. That's not good, unless you're a fan of obesity, heart disease and diabetes, and who isn't?

There's actually a new field of medicine called inactivity physiology, and I figure I could get a job in it as a test dummy.
When you sit for an extended period of time, your body starts

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So do you wanna sweat or get mindful?

If you had to choose between yoga and jogging ...

Some researchers studied 163 participants at yoga studios and fitness centers and found:
"We surveyed the participants on psychological well-being, as measured by anxiety, depression, coping, mindfulness, perceived stress and general health symptoms," said Brittanie DeChino, a graduate student and instructor at The George Washington University in

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Is yoga good for your heart?

Idiots pose for picture.
Could be, the doctors at Harvard Medical School say. Although most studies to date are small, and lots of weasel words are in order, they write that yoga may:
reduce high blood pressure
improve symptoms of heart failure
ease palpitations
enhance cardiac rehabilitation
lower cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and stress hormones
improve

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Guess you don't have to torture yourself anymore

Still doing crunches to shape up those six-pack abs? Alwyn Cosgrove and Lou Schuler, a couple of strength trainers, say in their book, The New Rules of Lifting for Abs, that you don't have to.

Four reasons why:
1. Your spine is already flexed—don't make it worse. If your day is spent hunched over a computer or a steering wheel, your spine is in a constantly flexed position, leading to poor

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