It is your doctor's responsibility to get you recovered enough to do 64 minutes of exercise every day. Absolutely nothing my doctor did allows me to easily do 2 hours of walking every day. This is almost totally my previous fitness level and willingness to take chances. If your doctor can't do that, fire them and tell the stroke hospital president exactly why you fired them. WE have to root out the dead wood in stroke since stroke leadership doesn't recognize incompetency and remove the rot. Under what scenario would you keep employing persons that can only get tPA to fully work 12% of the time? Or only get full recovery from stroke 10% of the time? There is not a profession in the world that would stand for that level of crapola. I accept no excuses. Status quo is not a valid excuse, change the status quo then.
You just can't get enough, when it comes to exercise: Cambridge study
Laura Donnelly,The Telegraph
3 hours ago
You can't do too much exercise in later life, research by Cambridge University suggests.
The study of 15,000 Britons aged 40 to 79 found that active men and women who increased their fitness levels halved the risk of early death.
The research found that if people followed Government guidance to carry out 150 minutes of exercise a week, they could cut mortality risks by almost one quarter, compared with couch potatoes.
This can be achieved by around 20 minutes exercise daily, or 30 minutes five times a week.
But the best results of all were seen among those who already active for an average of around
42 minutes a day - who managed around 20 minutes more.
Such participants cut the risk of early death by 42 per cent, the study found .
Activity included office work and walking, as well as leisure time activity such as cycling or sport.
The study, published in The BMJ, found individuals could experience "substantial" benefits - regardless of how much exercise they had done previously.
The researchers studied 14,599 men and women, aged 40 to 79 years old, who were assessed between 1993 and 1997 and followed until 2016.
Higher physical activity levels and increases in physical activity over time were both linked with a longer life, the study found.
People who were inactive at the start of the study, and gradually met guidelines of 150 minutes per week (20 minutes a day) of moderate-intensity physical activity over the next five years, were at a 24 per cent lower risk of death, compared with those who remained inactive.
Those who went from 300 minutes to 450 minutes exercise a week saw the greatest boost - with a 42 per cent fall in mortality rates.
This could be achieved by taking 64 minutes exercise every day, instead of 42 minutes.
"These results are encouraging, not least for middle-aged and older adults with existing cardiovascular disease and cancer, who can still gain substantial longevity benefits by becoming more active, lending further support to the broad public health benefits of physical activity," researchers said.
"In addition to shifting the population towards meeting the minimum physical activity recommendations, public health efforts should also focus on the maintenance of physical activity levels, specifically preventing declines over mid to late life."
During the study period, there were 3,148 deaths, including 950 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 1,091 deaths from cancer.
Huw Edwards, from not-for-profit health body Ukactive, said: “This research provides further evidence against the outdated idea that people should do less as they age or when they are managing a long-term illness. The time has come for a total rethink of how we approach our later years, with daily physical activity a crucial ingredient for maintaining our health, happiness, independence and social connections. Only by reimagining ageing, can our society reduce the growing burden on our NHS and social care systems.”
Louise Ansari, from Centre for Ageing Better, said: “These are significant results. People are living longer, and if we are more active in our 40s and 50s, we will have healthier later lives.
“But many of us don’t do the amount of physical activity that’s needed. It’s not just about aerobic exercise like running or cycling. All adults should also do activities that boost their strength and balance twice a week.
"These results are encouraging, not least for middle-aged and older adults with existing cardiovascular disease and cancer, who can still gain substantial longevity benefits by becoming more active, lending further support to the broad public health benefits of physical activity," researchers said.
"In addition to shifting the population towards meeting the minimum physical activity recommendations, public health efforts should also focus on the maintenance of physical activity levels, specifically preventing declines over mid to late life."
During the study period, there were 3,148 deaths, including 950 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 1,091 deaths from cancer.
Huw Edwards, from not-for-profit health body Ukactive, said: “This research provides further evidence against the outdated idea that people should do less as they age or when they are managing a long-term illness. The time has come for a total rethink of how we approach our later years, with daily physical activity a crucial ingredient for maintaining our health, happiness, independence and social connections. Only by reimagining ageing, can our society reduce the growing burden on our NHS and social care systems.”
Louise Ansari, from Centre for Ageing Better, said: “These are significant results. People are living longer, and if we are more active in our 40s and 50s, we will have healthier later lives.
“But many of us don’t do the amount of physical activity that’s needed. It’s not just about aerobic exercise like running or cycling. All adults should also do activities that boost their strength and balance twice a week.
“A good mix of different exercises can help everyone to stay healthy, active and independent.”
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