Increasing moderate activity could cut stroke risk by 40%, research suggests

Older adults who up their moderate activity from less than three minutes a day to 14 minutes could reduce their risk of a stroke. Photograph: Image Source Salsa/Alamy

Older adults who increase the amount of moderate activity from less than three minutes a day to at least 14 minutes could cut their risk of stroke by more than 40%, research suggests.

Being sedentary, whether sitting for long periods or otherwise not moving for lengthy bouts, has been linked to an increased risk of conditions from heart disease to obesity, with the World Health Organization stating that physical inactivity is a leading cause of disease and disability.