Stay active -- or get active -- to boost quality of life while aging, study suggests to middle-aged women
In the new study, researchers used data collected at three-year intervals beginning in 1996 from 11,336 participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Women were born in 1946 through 1951, making them 47 to 52 years old at the study outset.
The authors add,"Our study shows that it's important for women to be active throughout mid-age to gain the most benefits for physical health in later life. Ideally, women should increase their activity levels to meet the guidelines by age 55."Physical activity across midlife and health-related quality of life in Australian women: A target trial emulation using a longitudinal cohortPLOS.