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> The real question: is there anyone out there that really debates that exercising constantly = better, longer life? The real question is: how much better, how
by stdbrouw 9y ago
> The real question: is there anyone out there that really debates that exercising constantly = better, longer life?
The real question is: how much better, how much longer? A priori any real-valued metric has a 50% chance of being net positive, but that doesn't mean the effect will be large enough to matter.
- tajen 9y agoCompound studies find that 1hr of sports = 7hrs of additional life (up to 7hrs a week).
- krrrh 9y agoDo you have a link for that?
- tajen 9y ago-No- YES! Found it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14117082 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14117082 (sorry I was on mobile for my earlier comment) If NYT is paywalled: http://wncn.com/2017/04/17/dr-campbell-can-1-hour-of-running-add-7-hours-to-your-life/ http://wncn.com/2017/04/17/dr-campbell-can-1-hour-of-running...
- dorgo 9y ago1h sports per week for 30 years means 7h * 52 * 30 = 10920h additional life. Equals to 1.25 additional years. So for 30 years of exercise you get about 1 additionl year? I hoped for more :-P
- xarope 9y agoI think it's not just the extra 1 year (assuming that much), but also the quality of life. I'd rather be a sprightly 80 yr old (sadly, I'm more than halfway there now), than chair/bed bound.
- Nition 9y agoOr you could say only 1.07 years, if you hate exercise. Since your excercise time could have been spent doing something else. :-P