Among mature women, those who regularly participate in physical activity during middle age are often in better general health, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health study.
Qi Sun, M.D., and colleagues assessed 13,535 study participants, at an average age of 60. Those who had increased levels of exercise were less likely to have physical or cognitive impairments, heart surgery or chronic diseases.
“Since the American population is aging rapidly and nearly a quarter of Americans do not engage in any leisure-time activity, our findings appear to support federal guidelines regarding physical activity to promote health among older people,” the authors write in the report, which appears in JAMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine. Exercise has the potential to enhance overall health and well-being with aging.
Older adults need at least:
• 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity every week and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week.
• Or an equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week.
• More health benefits can be gained by increasing exercise up to or beyond 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity or 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity.
Once- or twice-weekly resistance training, such as balance and tone training, can also improve attention and conflict resolution skills among older women. Resistance training can strengthen mental focus as well as improve muscular function.
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If it weren’t for my practice of karate (24 years) I seriously doubt I’d still be as a healthy! Given the fact that I was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis over 20 years ago – I’m doing great. Going for my fourth degree black belt at the proud age of 55!
The key to remaining physically active over the long haul is to find a physical endeavor that you are passionate about.
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Exercising is a must if you want to be healthy regardless of your age. Unfortunately few people take the time to exercise regularly. This is too bad because they miss out on a fabulous source of health and vitality. The couch potato is our modern time icon.
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Very interesting insights there. There’s nearly 14,000 participants and so I do believe that this was a very realistic and accurate study. I guess spending a short time exercising each day could be a great start to get in shape. All the best.
It doesn’t exactly come as a surprise that physical exercise is beneficial. But while duration is important, I believe we should educate more on intensity as well. I mean, how many people go to the gym three times per week, for 1-2 h, and see little or no results. Too many. Many people at my gym are just chatter boxes and not there to actually do any work, and then they get demotivated when results don’t come.
I think staying healthy, is as important as it’s ever been these days.
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