Physical activity
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- Sleep quality · Sleep quality describes how well a person sleeps, including how quickly they fall asleep, how often they wake and how rested they feel.
- Exercise and longevity · Evidence linking physical activity, aerobic fitness and muscle strength to lifespan, with the main studies, types of exercise and study limitations.
- VO2 max · VO2 max is the highest rate at which the body can take in and use oxygen during all-out exercise, and one of the strongest known predictors of early death.
- Zone 2 training · Zone 2 training is steady aerobic exercise at a moderate intensity just below the point where blood lactate begins to rise.
- High-intensity interval training · High-intensity interval training alternates short bouts of vigorous exercise with recovery periods and raises aerobic fitness quickly.
- Walking and daily steps · Walking is the most common form of physical activity, and daily step counts measured by wearable devices are closely linked to risk of death.
- Resistance training · Resistance training is exercise in which muscles work against a load, such as weights, elastic bands or body weight, to build strength and muscle.
- Balance training · Balance training is exercise that challenges the ability to stay upright; in older adults it is the best-studied way to reduce falls.
- Flexibility and mobility · Flexibility is the passive range of motion of a joint; mobility is range of motion under active control. Evidence linking either to survival is limited.
- Sedentary time · Sedentary time is waking time spent sitting, reclining or lying with very low energy use; large amounts are linked to higher death rates in low-activity adults.
- Sports and active hobbies · Sports and active hobbies such as tennis, swimming, running, cycling, dancing and gardening, and how each relates to risk of death in population studies.
- Yoga and tai chi · Yoga and tai chi are low-impact mind-body exercises; tai chi has a death-rate study and fall-prevention trials, yoga has blood pressure and back pain trials.
- Hydration · Hydration is the body's water balance; chronic low fluid intake is linked to chronic disease, and heavy drinking in endurance events can cause hyponatremia.
- Cardiovascular disease · Cardiovascular disease is the group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, mainly heart attack and stroke, and the leading cause of death worldwide.
- Blood pressure · Blood pressure is the force of circulating blood on artery walls; persistently high blood pressure raises the risk of stroke, heart disease and early death.
- Metabolic health and type 2 diabetes · Metabolic health is how well the body controls blood sugar, fat and blood pressure; type 2 diabetes is the chronic disease of persistently high blood sugar.
- Body weight · Body weight relative to height, usually measured as body mass index, has a J-shaped link with risk of death, lowest at a BMI of about 20 to 25.
- Cognitive aging · Cognitive aging is the gradual change in memory, reasoning and speed of thinking with age, measurable from midlife and linked to health and lifestyle.
- Pet ownership · Dog ownership is linked to lower risk of death in large studies of owners; evidence for cats, fish, birds and other pets is limited or shows no clear link.
- Colon health · Colon health covers the large bowel and its main long-term disease, colorectal cancer, which mostly grows from polyps that screening can find and remove.
- Green space · Green space is land covered by vegetation, such as parks, woods and gardens; living near more of it is linked to modestly lower death rates.