Simply engaging in leisure-time physical activity reduces mortality risk

Leisure-time physical activity is an umbrella term for activities that are not part of a job or household duties, such as hobbies, sports, recreation and exercise. Late last year, a study found that people, most of whom were 40 and older, who engaged in moderate to vigorous leisure-time physical activity had life expectancy gains of as much as 4.5 years (PLoS Medicine).