Brisk 10-minute stroll once a week ‘slashes risk of dying from heart attack, stroke and cancer’

PEOPLE who walk for 10 minutes once a week are 18 per cent less likely to die within a decade, a study found.

The risk of a stroke or heart attack for over-40s also fell by 12 per cent.

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Researchers studied activity levels of 88,140 Americans aged 40 to 85 over an 11-year period, and linked them to registered deaths to the end of 2011.

People who did 150 to 299 minutes of activity a week reduced their risk of death by 31 per cent, they found.

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Dr Bo Xi of Shandong University in China said gentle exercise was beneficial but added: “People short of time should consider more vigorous activities.”