It is proven that performing 150 weekly minutes of physical activities, extends people’s lives. But what do the studies say in relation to the minimum and maximum time to get our life to be prolonged?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), doing between 150 and 300 minutes a week for adults between 18 and 64 years of age has an impact on obtaining a healthy lifestyle.
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Some people question increasing the amount of exercise to achieve the desired quality of life. Why does this happen?
One of the most serious studies carried out in this regard and published in the scientific journal ‘Circulation’, analyzed 100 thousand individuals, between women and men, for more than 30 years, in order to specify the degree of effectiveness once morest the risk of heart problems or other possible causes of premature death.
This investigation, which is led by the American Heart Association, detailed the time and intensity of the people participating in the study.
Among the main conclusions are:
who comply between 300 and 600 minutes of moderate physical activity (currently recommended) reduce the chances of dying prematurely by 31%.
– Those who complete between 150 and 300 minutes of activities with a high degree of intensity, reduce the percentage of probabilities to 23%.
– Remember that moderate physical activities include exercises such as walking, calisthenics, lifting weights).
– With demanding or vigorous activities it is understood that there are exercises such as swimming, cycling, aerobic classes or running).
What happens with lower times of physical activity per week?
Physical inactivity is the fourth risk factor for mortality in the world. A sedentary life is not an option for those who seek to live many years with quality of life.
Having times of less than 75 minutes of vigorous activities or 150 weekly minutes of moderate activities, they have a higher risk of dying prematurely than those who do exercise while meeting these objectives.
