LONDON — Regular physical activity has many known health benefits, one of which is that it might help you live longer. But what’s still being determined are the types and duration of exercise that offer the most protection.
In a new study published in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that although doing either aerobic exercise or strength training was associated with a lower risk of dying during the study’s time frame, regularly doing both — one to three hours a week of aerobic exercise and one to two weekly strength-training sessions — was associated with an even lower mortality risk.
“The study is exciting because it does support having a mix of both aerobic and strength training,” said Dr Kenneth Koncilja, a gerontologist at the Cleveland Clinic, who was not involved in the study. “That is definitely something I talk with my patients about all the time.”For the study, researchers used National Health Interview Survey data, which followed 416,420 American adults recruited between 1997 and 2014.
“Even with huge cohorts like we had here, the numbers are still relatively small,” said Dr Arden Pope, an economist at Brigham Young University and one of the authors of the paper. “You will function at a much higher level, for longer, if you have good muscle strength,” said Dr Bruce Moseley, an orthopedic surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr Moseley suggests aiming for a consistent strength-training schedule and easing into it to avoid overuse injuries.
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