Physical activity notably reduces death risk in young stroke survivors: Study
Getting a minimum amount of physical activity may reduce long-term mortality from any cause in stroke survivors. Canada: Walking or gardening at least three to four hours per week or cycling at least two to three hours per week may lower the risk of death by 54% in stroke survivors, a recent study has found. The most benefit was for younger stroke survivors and when people below 75 years exercise at least that amount the risk of death reduced by 80%.
The findings, published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, call for the implementation of physical activity programs for reducing long-term mortality in stroke survivors.
"A better understanding of the role of physical activity in the health of people who survive stroke is needed to design better exercise therapies and public health campaigns so we can help these individuals live longer," said study author Raed A. Joundi, MD, DPhil, of the University of Calgary in Canada and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. "Our results are exciting, because just three to four hours a week of walking was associated with big reductions in mortality, and that may be attainable for many community members with prior stroke. In addition, we found people achieved even greater benefit with walking six to seven hours per week. These results might have implications for guidelines for stroke survivors in the future."
https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2021/08/11/WNL.0000000000012535
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