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The best workout mix for longevity includes cardio and strength training

Cardio alone isn’t going to cut it if your main exercise goal is to live a longer life. “If you only do moderate physical activity each week, you will significantly reduce your risk of early mortality, but if you add weekly vigorous activity and muscle-strengthening physical activity to your usual moderate physical activity routine, you will reduce your risk of early mortality even more,” says the lead study author, Rubén López-Bueno, PhD, of the University of Zaragoza in Spain.