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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

How just one minute of exercise a day could add years to your life

Even one minute of vigorous exercise, such as running upstairs, can be beneficial for you - (Getty Images)

Even one minute of vigorous exercise a day can lower your risk of an early death, a new study has found.

Research, led by University of Sydney academic Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, may provide some solace for the exercise averse, after it found just one minute of vigorous “incidental activity” a day - such as a quick burst up stairs, chasing after your children or heaving heavy shopping bags - can lengthen your life.

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