Just 10 minutes of moderate exercise per day each day for six days can ward off disability, a study finds.
Northwestern University researchers analyzed 1500 adults with osteoarthritis in lower extremities: hips, knees, and ankles.
The participants were not disabled and the researchers wanted to know what minimum activity could prompt health benefits.
The pain of osteoarthritis often makes movement a daunting experience, leaving patients inactive. But those who did complete 10 minutes per day of activity had an 85 percent lower risk of mobility disability. This also gave the adults less risk of being unable to perform daily activities such as getting dressed or walking across a room.
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