We all know we're supposed to exercise daily, but precious few of us do. And it only seems to get harder with age.
There's a reason to try harder, though. Tacking more years of good health on to your life may be as simple as mowing the lawn more often and engaging in other everyday physical activities.
Researchers in Sweden measured the health of almost 4,000 60-year-olds in the late 1990s. A dozen years later, they checked back in. The people who had been active but not "exercising" at age 60 had a 27 percent lower risk of heart attack and stroke over that time, and a 30 percent lower risk of death.
Most Americans spend the majority of their waking hours sitting still in front of a computer or television.
The most active people also had trimmer waists, and better and , considered risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.
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