Claim: Ten minutes' exercise each week cuts risk of early death by a fifth.
Fact-check: Reports on the benefits of 10 minutes of exercise need a health warning - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. a new study has found that american adults aged 40-85 who did 10-59 minutes of moderate physical activity per week  had an 18% lower risk of dying than inactive adults during a follow-up period.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-03-26T00:00:00