Doing Chores Slashes Risk Of Cancer: A new study by Australia's University of Sydney says doing daily chores for just four minutes a day slashes your risk of cancer by 18%. Doing vigorous chores can slash the risk by 32%.
Professor Emmanuel Stametakus says, ''We know the majority of middle-aged people don't regularly exercise, which puts them at increased cancer risk. But it's only through the advent of wearable technology like activity trackers that we are able to look at the impact of short bursts of incidental physical activity done as part of daily living. It's quite remarkable to see that upping the intensity of daily tasks for as little as four to five minutes a day, done in short bursts of around one minute each, is linked to an overall reduction in cancer risk by up to 18 per cent, and up to 32 per cent for cancer types linked to physical activity. Adults who do not exercise are at increased risk of developing certain cancers such as breast, endometrial or colon."