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The Impact of Exercise on Health and Longevity: New Research Findings

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1 The last 19th was “rainy” among the 24 solar terms. It means that the snow melts and becomes rain, which means that the cold winter is over and spring is approaching. As the saying goes, “The waters of the Daedong River are raised at the peak of the rainwater”, once the rainwater passes and the weather reaches the peak, no matter how cold it is, it becomes warmer and the spirit of spring begins to appear.

As spring approaches and clothing becomes lighter, more and more people are starting to exercise to get back into shape. Adequate muscles developed through exercise are beneficial not only for looking good in clothes, but also for physical and mental health. It is also effective in boosting immunity and preventing dementia.

A joint research team from Beijing Union Medical University, the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Fuwai Hospital has found that exercise, whether done regularly for a certain period of time or once or twice a week, is beneficial for weight loss. The results of this study were published in the February 20 issue of ‘Obesity’, an international medical journal.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. However, it is not easy for modern people to meet these recommended physical activity times.

The research team used data from approximately 9,600 men and women aged 20 to 59 who participated in the China National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2011 to 2018. Particular attention was paid to the correlation between body fat and fat abdominal and physical activity.

As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that both people who do physical activity once or twice a week, as well as those who exercise regularly, have a lower abdominal fat, body fat, waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) lower than people who don’t exercise if they reach the recommended amount of exercise.

Meanwhile, a research team from the Schmidt Heart Institute in Los Angeles, United States, published the results of a study according to which women benefit more from regular exercise than men. magazine.

The research team examined the relationship between exercise and various mortality rates through health data from 400,000 American adults aged 27 to 61. The exercises analyzed were moderate aerobic exercises such as brisk walking, vigorous aerobic exercises such as jumping rope and spinning, and strength training.

As a result, doing aerobic exercise for more than 110 minutes per week was confirmed to reduce the risk of premature death by 24% for women and 19% for men. It was found that 300 minutes of exercise per week had the greatest effect, and even if you exercised more, the effect did not increase. The benefits of exercise have also been demonstrated in strength training. Women who did strength training had a 30% reduced risk of cardiovascular death, while men had an 11% reduced risk.

What is evident is that women see the effects of exercise faster than men. In the case of aerobic exercise, the risk of premature death in men decreases by 19% when they exercise regularly for 110 minutes a week, while the risk of premature death in women is reduced by 19%, while the risk of premature death in women is reduced by 19%. while the risk of premature death for women is reduced by 19% when they exercise regularly for 110 minutes a week.

These studies seem to confirm the adage that “any physical activity is better than no physical activity.” If you’ve been buried under your coat all winter, now is the time to reawaken your exercise instincts.

Yoo Yong-ha, science journalist

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