New research has stated that physical exercise following a stroke can be crucial to a successful recovery. The research conducted by the University of Gothenburg, says persons who exercise four hours per week after suffering a stroke recover more functionally in six months than those who do not.

The research, which has been published in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open, is based on data from 1,500 stroke patients in 35 Swedish hospitals. The subjects were divided into groups based on their poststroke patterns of physical activity.