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园艺手工活动可使老人寿命延长30% Daily activities such as DIY or gardening may prolong life by up to 30% in the 60+ age group, a report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed. 《英国运动医学杂志》上发表的一篇报道显示，像手工制作或园艺这样的日常活动有可能使60岁以上的人的寿命延长30%。 ? As any committed gardener will confirm, seeing the first shoots of life emerge after the winter months can provide a deep sense of satisfaction. ? But gardeners now have another reason to feel rather smug - regular gardening or DIY can cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke, and prolong life by as much as 30% among the 60-plus age group, according to a study of almost 4,000 60-year-olds in Stockholm. ? The research found that even those who spent their retirement training for marathons were not at less risk than the green-fingered group. Gardening -voted pensioners favourite pastime（娱乐，消遣） in a recent study byAge UK - provided as many health benefits as regular exercise. ? The 60-year-olds who were most active on a daily basis had a 27% lower risk of a heart attack or stroke and a 30% reduced risk of death from all causes, irrespective of how much regular formal exercise was taken. ? Our findings are particularly important for older adults, because individuals in this age group tend, compared with other age groups, to spend a relatively greater proportion of their active day performing [routine activities] as they often find it difficult to achieve recommended exercise intensity levels, the scientists wrote in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ? Over a 12-year period the team, led by Dr Elin Ekblom-Bak at Karolinska University hospitals department of medicine, asked 60-year-olds for information on diet, smoking and alcohol intake in addition to information on whether they did regular activities such as gardening, DIY, car maintenance and blackberry picking. The researchers also carried out lab tests and physical examinations. ? At the start of the study, those who had an active daily life were at much less risk of heart at