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Anew study offers further evidence for the health benefits of exercise, after finding that adults who are physically fit in midlife are significantly less likely to have a stroke in later life.<\/p>\n

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability and death in the United States. <\/p>\n

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke, and around 130,000 die as a result. <\/p>\n

Regular physical activity is considered a key factor for stroke prevention; it can help maintain a healthy weight and lower blood pressure and cholesterol. <\/p>\n

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults aged 18-64 get around 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity each week.<\/p>\n

However, results from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey showed less than half of adults in the U.S. meet these guidelines. <\/p>\n

First author Dr. Ambarish Pandey, of the Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas, and colleagues hope their latest findings – published in the journal Stroke – will encourage adults to increase their exercise levels. <\/p>\n

“We all hear that exercise is good for you, but many people still don’t do it,” says Dr. Pandy. “Our hope is that this objective data on preventing a fatal disease, such as stroke, will help motivate people to get moving and get fit.” <\/p>\n

High fitness reduced stroke risk by 37 percent
For their study, the team analyzed 19,815 adults who were part of the 1970-2009 Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. <\/p>\n

When the study participants were aged 45-50, they took part in a standardized treadmill test that measured their cardiorespiratory fitness. <\/p>\n

Cardiorespiratory fitness is a measure of how well the heart and lung can supply the muscles with oxygen during prolonged physical activity, and how well the muscles use this oxygen. The higher a person’s cardiorespiratory fitness, the more physically fit they are deemed to be. <\/p>\n

Based on the results of the treadmill test, the researchers allocated the participants to one of three groups: low, middle, or high cardiorespiratory fitness. <\/p>\n

Compared with participants who had the lowest cardiorespiratory fitness aged 45-50, those who had the highest cardiorespiratory fitness were found to be at 37 percent lower risk of stroke after the age of 65.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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