Need more exercise? Housework counts, study finds

You can derive a health benefit from 150 minutes of exercise a week and it doesn’t matter if you get there walking to work or pushing a vacuum, according to a large international study.
Meeting that minimum activity level reduces the risk for death by 28 per cent and reduces heart disease by 20 per cent.
And, there is virtually no ceiling to the effect. The benefits increase with every extra active minute, even above 750 minutes of activity a week, said Dr. Scott Lear, principal investigat