# Exercise and all-cause mortality

8 papers in the library, strongest Strong.

**Graded Strong**: Cohort of 594,285 US adults followed a median 9.5 years with 81,689 deaths, though physical activity was self-reported and the design is observational.

## Papers (8)

- [Going From Zero to Just 5 Minutes of Exercise a Week Cuts Death Risk](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/going-from-zero-to-just-5-minutes-of-exercise-a-week-cuts-death-risk) · Strong · n = 594285 · 2026 · Annals of epidemiology
- [Two Hours of Weekly Strength Training Hits the Sweet Spot for Longevity](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/two-hours-of-weekly-strength-training-hits-the-sweet-spot-for-longevity) · Strong · n = 147374 · 2026 · British journal of sports medicine
- [Regular Exercise Cuts Death Risk Even in Older Adults With Muscle Loss](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/regular-exercise-cuts-death-risk-even-in-older-adults-with-muscle-loss) · Strong · n = 64146 · 2026 · iScience
- [Short Bursts of Movement Beat Long Sessions for Lower Death Risk](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/short-bursts-of-movement-beat-long-sessions-for-lower-death-risk) · Moderate · n = 94014 · 2026 · Journal of exercise science and fitness
- [Even Moderate Exercise Can Win Back Years Lost to Multiple Diseases](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/even-moderate-exercise-can-win-back-years-lost-to-multiple-diseases) · Moderate · n = 39940 · 2026 · Medicine
- [Strong Daily Rhythms Plus Exercise Cut Death Risk by Two-Thirds](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/strong-daily-rhythms-plus-exercise-cut-death-risk-by-two-thirds) · Moderate · n = 6621 · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
- [Better Diet Linked to Slower Epigenetic Aging, But Exercise Steals the Show](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/better-diet-linked-to-slower-epigenetic-aging-but-exercise-steals-the-show) · Moderate · n = 3910 · 2026 · Aging cell
- [Frailty Triples Death Risk, and Exercise Alone May Not Fix It](https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/research/frailty-triples-death-risk-and-exercise-alone-may-not-fix-it) · Moderate · n = 2104 · 2026 · The Journal of frailty & aging

## How this map is computed

A mark's size is the number of papers we hold on that pairing. It is a count, not a weighting by study design or sample size.

The fill shows the strongest grade in the cell. One Strong paper among four Preliminary ones still fills it dark, so open the cell to see the rest.

Grades and verdicts are assigned by a named person, never by counting.

An empty cell is a finding: nobody in our library has run that trial yet.

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_Canonical: https://longevity-switzerland.com/en/evidence/exercise/all-cause-mortality · Part of Longevity Cities_