Science news articles about 'light housework'

... as well as higher order activities including shopping, cooking, managing money, doing light housework and using a telephone. The findings are from more than 3,000 people with an average age of 78 ...

... . Staying fit doesn't have to be a scheduled regimen. For the people in this study, exercise included light housework, taking a walk outside, lawn care, gardening or participating in a sport," says ...

... other factors apart from exercise." Interestingly, the authors found that non-vigorous activity, such as light housework (vacuuming, washing clothes, painting, general gardening) and light sports ...