Do the benefits of physical exercise differ depending on sex? A new study maintains that yes-and that men should begin to strive more.
It is scientifically consensual: regular exercise brings health and reduces the risk of death. But do men and women need the same amount of exercise to be healthy?
A study recently Journal of the American College of Cardiology answered this question.
The main conclusion of this investigation, which analyzed data from more than 412,000 Americans aged between 27 and 61, is that women reap the benefits of exercise much more easily than men. I.e, Men need more to be equally healthy.
This trend was found for all durations of exercise. This means that women register “Consistently greater benefits” whatever the amount of exercise practiced.
Women who practiced aerobic physical activity, for example, had a risk of cardiovascular mortality 36% lower, while for active men, this risk reduction was about 14% – detail a.
Muscle strengthening has produced similar results, with a reduction in cardiovascular risk of 30% for women and 11% for men compared to the base line.
“The beauty of this study is to realize that women can take advantage of every minute of activity than men,” said the co -author of the study Martha Gulatiwho director of preventive cardiology of the SMIDT Heart Institute of Cedars-Sinai (USA).
Researchers collected participants’ physical activity data (55% women and 45% men) through the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) – one of the largest health databases in the US.
Researchers also analyzed the National North American mortality rate to detect deaths from any cause, namely cardiovascular disease-related deaths.
The results had similar conclusions of a meta-analysis to 33 studies, 2011, in Circulationwhich suggested a stronger connection between exercise and a lower risk of death in women than in men.
