{"id":276626,"date":"2021-06-17T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/start-exercising-at-this-age-to-save-up-to-1874-a-year-on-health-care-costs-in-retirement-report\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T01:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:16:00","slug":"start-exercising-at-this-age-to-save-up-to-1874-a-year-on-health-care-costs-in-retirement-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/start-exercising-at-this-age-to-save-up-to-1874-a-year-on-health-care-costs-in-retirement-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Start exercising at this age to save up to $1,874 a year on health care costs in retirement: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21eddce423e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21eddce423e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/start-exercising-at-this-age-to-save-up-to-1874-a-year-on-health-care-costs-in-retirement-report\/#Its_never_too_late_to_begin_working_out_%E2%80%94_but_the_sooner_you_get_started_the_more_it_can_pay_off_in_the_long_run\" >It\u2019s never too late to begin working out \u2014 but the sooner you get started, the more it can pay off in the long run<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/start-exercising-at-this-age-to-save-up-to-1874-a-year-on-health-care-costs-in-retirement-report\/#Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\" >Nicole Lyn Pesce<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Start exercising at this age to save up to $1,874 a year on health care costs in retirement: report<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_never_too_late_to_begin_working_out_%E2%80%94_but_the_sooner_you_get_started_the_more_it_can_pay_off_in_the_long_run\"><\/span>\n  It\u2019s never too late to begin working out \u2014 but the sooner you get started, the more it can pay off in the long run<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000307903\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Break a sweat in early adulthood to keep medical expenses from breaking the bank later in life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s the key takeaway in an analysis of long-term physical activity and Medicare costs recently published in the<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bmjopensem.bmj.com\/content\/7\/1\/e001038\" class=\"icon none\"> BMJ Open Sport &amp; Exercise Medicine<\/a> journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       While plenty of studies have linked exercise with better health and a lower risk of chronic conditions, including various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (which can certainly drive up health care costs), most of these studies were limited to looking at physical activity at a single point in time \u2014 such as middle age (between the ages of 40 and 60.) Yet exercise habits can ramp up or slow down at various points in a person\u2019s life \u2014 so is there an ideal window to get into a workout routine to whittle down future health care costs? Researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> One delicious way to cut your risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a study of 7,000 people<\/p>\n<p>They drew on records from almost 22,000 volunteers in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, which included a questionnaire about how many hours a week each person spent being active at various times throughout their lives. The researchers grouped them by their exercise habits, such as those who maintained moderate or high physical activity levels consistently throughout their adult lives, those who started working out in middle age, or those who exercised a lot when they were younger but began tapering off as they aged. The researchers then compared each exercise trajectory to at least a year\u2019s worth of Medicare claims, to see whether there was a correlation between physical activity and health care costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And indeed, they found that people who began exercising in early adulthood (19 to 29 years old) saved $1,874 a year on health care costs after retirement, compared with adults who were consistently inactive from adolescence (15 to 18 years old) into middle age (43 to 64 years old.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not to say it\u2019s too late to start if you\u2019re already in your 40s, 50s or 60s. In fact, this analysis also found that people who started exercising in middle age still saved $824 a year later on compared with those who never got started exercising. Still, the earlier you get in the habit of regular sweat sessions, the more money you can save on health care costs in the long run.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong>\u2018The Covid 15?\u2019 If only \u2014 this is how much weight the average person actually gained during the pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that the findings show a <em>correlation<\/em> between lifelong exercise and low health care costs, but they do not prove causation. Other factors could also be at play here, such as the fact that people who exercise may also practice healthy habits like eating a balanced diet and getting regular health checkups, which could impact their long-term medical expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, most of the participants in this analysis were white, well-educated married men; the study authors note that future research should include more diverse subjects. And the participants also self-reported how much they exercised, which could be inaccurate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>But the findings still make a strong case for getting a head start in keeping active to keep medical expenses in check. And this is supported by other research that has reached similar conclusions, such as one study that found middle-aged Australian women who were physically active over 12 years saw <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12966-020-01006-6\" class=\"icon none\">up to 40% lower health costs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, a 2015 study found that Americans falling short of the current physical activity guidelines (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/our-work\/physical-activity\/current-guidelines\/top-10-things-know\" class=\"icon none\">150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week<\/a>) run up <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0033062014001236?via%3Dihub\" class=\"icon none\">$117\u2009billion in annual health care spending<\/a> in the U.S. Those 150 minutes a week break down into less than 22 minutes a day, or 30 minutes over five days. And hitting that mark might not just cut your health care costs in retirement; in the short-term, this could also lower your risk of getting severe COVID or dying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Exercising about 22 minutes a day could cut your risk of getting severe COVID or dying, study finds<\/p>\n<p>Of course, getting two-and-a-half hours of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week (like brisk walking or fast dancing) can sound daunting if you haven\u2019t been in the habit of doing this already. And it\u2019s been made especially difficult to get moving due to many workspaces encouraging sedentary behavior \u2014 like sitting hunched over a desk \u2014 even before the pandemic forced many people to work from home. In the \u201cbefore times,\u201d the average office worker spent up to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/why-sitting-is-bad-for-you\" class=\"icon none\">15 hours a day sitting down<\/a>, and physically active jobs now make up <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/healthy_heart\/move_more\/sitting-disease--how-a-sedentary-lifestyle-affects-heart-health\" class=\"icon none\">less than 20% of the U.S. workforce<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The key is to take it one step at a time. Literally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Health experts say that getting any amount of physical activity is better than none, so start small by taking a brisk, 10-minute walk five times a week, perhaps on your lunch break or after dinner, which will add up to 50 minutes of weekly activity. Once that becomes a regular habit, you can work your way up by extending the length of those walks each day until you\u2019re hitting 150 minutes a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or you can park your car farther away when you\u2019re running errands, or get off the bus or subway a stop earlier than you normally would to squeeze in some extra steps. We\u2019ve got more tips on sneaking in exercise and finding ways to eat healthier and manage your weight here.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Nicole Lyn Pesce\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\"><\/span>Nicole Lyn Pesce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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