How much is your exercise adding to your life?

Enter your weekly activity — cardio, strength, daily movement and sitting time — and see exactly how many years you're gaining or losing.

⚠️ Informational tool only. Not medical advice. Consult a doctor before starting a new exercise programme, especially if you have existing health conditions.

About you

Exercise benefits on longevity vary with age

Lifelong activity has compounding benefits beyond short-term exercise

Cardiovascular exercise

WHO recommends 150–300 mins/week of moderate activity. 1 hour brisk walking = ~60 mins moderate

WHO recommends 75–150 mins/week vigorous. 1 min vigorous ≈ 2 mins moderate

Strength & resistance training

WHO recommends 2+ muscle-strengthening sessions/week. Includes weights, resistance bands, bodyweight

Daily movement & sedentary time

10,000 steps/day is associated with significantly reduced mortality risk (Lancet 2022)

Prolonged sitting is independently associated with mortality even in those who exercise (BMJ 2011)

Standing up every 30–60 mins significantly reduces metabolic harm of sitting

Flexibility, balance & recovery

Flexibility reduces injury risk and supports healthy ageing

Exercise benefits are only realised during recovery. Poor recovery negates gains.

Years gained / lost

vs. a sedentary person

Weekly activity score

out of 100

WHO guideline met

cardio target

MET mins/week

metabolic equivalent

Sitting risk

sedentary impact

Annual active time

hours per year

Life expectancy gain by weekly activity level — where do you sit?

Cumulative years gained over time at your activity level

Activity breakdown

What your activity level is doing right now

Personalised recommendations

Sources: WHO Global recommendations on physical activity for health (2020). Arem et al. JAMA Internal Medicine (2015) — leisure time physical activity and mortality. Lee et al. Lancet (2022) — daily steps and mortality. Biswas et al. Annals of Internal Medicine (2015) — sedentary time and mortality. Stamatakis et al. BMJ (2019) — strength training and mortality. Life expectancy estimates derived from population-level hazard ratios — individual results will vary. This tool is informational only and not a substitute for medical advice.