It is never too late to start exercising. According to researchers from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil people who had the lowest levels of physical activity had higher rates of death compared to people with higher levels of activity. They said that nine per cent of all premature deaths are caused by not getting enough physical activity. Moreover they added that physical activity significantly reduces the risk of death from heart disease diabetes chronic lung disease and mental illness. The study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. During the course of this study researchers