No one loses sight of the importance of sports for human health, and to confirm this, an American study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that adults who practiced exercises that included strengthening muscles by lifting weights had a 9% lower risk of death from any cause.
The researchers pointed out that the combination of weight lifting and traditional exercises weekly, has been statistically proven to lead to enormous health benefits, according to what was published by the “Sky” news website.
A study that lasted 9 years and 6 months
Academics at the US National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland examined data on nearly 100,000 adults participating in a US screening study, of whom 28,477 died during the follow-up period of nine years and six months.
The participants, with an average age of 71, also provided information about the weight-lifting activity and any other exercise they participated in, with about 23% reporting an exercise activity with weight support and 16% reporting weight lifting regularly one to six times per week.
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The results of the study revealed that adults who did aerobic exercise that included any weight lifting had a 9% to 22% lower risk of death. While the proportion decreased to about 14% among those who participated in the “regular” weightlifting, while those who exercised without lifting weights had a 32% lower risk of death.
And adults who reported meeting the guidelines for getting regular exercise and lifting weights at least once or twice per week had a 41 to 47% lower risk of death during the follow-up period.
The researchers wrote that in the elderly, weight lifting was independently associated with lower mortality from all causes of disease and cardiovascular disease, noting that the research findings provide preliminary evidence for scientists and clinicians about the benefits of weight lifting for older adults, who will be able to add weight lifting exercises to their activity routine. physical.
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150 minutes or 75 minutes per week
Studies show that adults usually do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week.
They should also be encouraged to do “strengthening exercises” with weights, which work the legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms, at least two days a week.