Light walking at least four hours a week could lessen the severity of a stroke later in life, according to a study published Wednesday in a scholarly medical journal.
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found that older adults who suffered a mild stroke reported being physically active before the disease, compared to a similar age group that suffered a severe stroke and reported being sedentary leading up to the event.
The study included 925 adults with an average age of 73 and was published in the journal Neurology.
The researchers described protective benefits for participants who reported walking about four hours a week and those who engaged in moderate activity for between two and three hours a week.
“Physical inactivity was associated with increased stroke severity,” the authors wrote.
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