Research continues to show that the health benefits of weight training go well beyond developing the ideal beach body. Shedding light on this topic, a new study explores the link between muscle-strengthening activity and mortality risk and finds that 30 to 60 minutes of this activity per week can have a significant impact on lifespan. .
The study was conducted by Japanese scientists and included a systematic review of 16 studies of exercise habits in adults without significant health problems. covering the strength-building activities of hundreds of thousands of men and women, researchers were able to derive new insights into the mortality risks associated with different lifestyles.
Studies have found that regular muscle building generally has a lower risk of death, but the authors of a new study really wanted to dig into what the ideal amount might be, according to their systematic review. , found that the greatest effect was associated with 30-60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise per week, with a 10-20% reduction in the risk of death from any cause.
Examples of muscle strengthening include weightlifting, resistance band exercises, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and vigorous gardening with a shovel. The team also found that doing up to 60 minutes of this type of activity a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes. No conclusive evidence was found that there was
Combining strength-strengthening activities with aerobic exercise has been found to yield even greater benefits. The combination was associated with a 40% reduction in risk from any cause, a 46% reduction in risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and a 28% reduction in risk of dying from cancer.
Notable studies have several limitations, and the literature reviewed was based on subjective assessments of muscle-strengthening activity rather than close observations in a clinical setting, most of which were conducted in the United States. The authors hope to conduct further studies on more diverse populations to consolidate their findings.
This research British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine
