A recent government study confirms what many of us already believed or at least suspected. Moderate exercise, such as riding a bike, makes you healthier.

From HealthDay:

Even a moderate amount of exercise can dramatically prolong a man’s life, new research on middle-aged and elderly American veterans reveals.

The government-sponsored analysis — the largest such study ever — found that a regimen of brisk walking 30 minutes a day at least four to six days a week was enough to halve the risk of premature death from all causes.

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