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Natural way to fight aging

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Just 10 minutes of exercise a day can reverse the trend of frailty that comes with age, say scientists in the Journal of Gerontolog­y. In an animal study, when older sedentary mice (the human equivalent of age 65) began exercising on a treadmill for 10 minutes per day, doing a 3-minute warm-up, then alternatin­g 1 minute of running with 1 minute of lower-intensity exercise, they had a 107 percent improvemen­t in walking speed after 16 weeks. Also, 67 percent of mice that had previously been considered frail reversed their condition. The authors say interval training provides a good workout without overexerti­on, and humans have been shown to benefit from a similar routine.

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