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Exercise during teens reaps long-term benefits for women, study shows

Precious Perez and her teammates do conditioning exercises at a goalball practice in Malden, Massachusetts January 27, 2014 REUTERS

NEW YORK: Playing team sports and exercising during adolescence can have long-lasting benefits for women and may even reduce their risk of dying from cancer and other causes later in life, a new study showed on Friday.

Researchers who analyzed how often women exercised while in their teens found that being active for just 1.3 hours a week had a positive impact as they got older.

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