Do physical activity regularly (even the walls know it by now) gives us a healthy life. But how far can we go, or rather, how energetic should physical exercise be? In the past, some research has stated that exercising too intensely could have negative effects on your health. But a new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, overturns the perspective: on the contrary, those who practice intense physical activity could live longer.
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Analyzing a group of elite runners, capable of running a mile in less than 4 minutes, the researchers found that these they live on average 5 years longer than the general population.
The research focused on 200 runners from 28 countries North America, Europe, Oceania and Africa, born between 1928 and 1955. At the time of their undertaking, they were on average 23 years old: among them, 60 were deceased, leaving 140 still alive at the time of the study. The discovery was that, if the average age of death of the participants was 73 years, the runners still alive had on average 77 years old. In general, those who had cultivated running skills a mile in under 4 minutes he lived about 5 years longer than his predicted life expectancy.
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The findings did not surprise the researchers, as they are consistent with others Educationlike those on cyclists of Tour de France, where greater longevity was observed. “We tried to understand how exercise affected elite athletes in the long term,” explains André la Gerche, sports cardiologist and head of the HEART laboratory at the St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research. “Finding that many of these runners not only lived long lives, but also remained healthy.”
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Let’s face it: not all of us are capable of running a mile in under 4 minutes or becoming elite athletes. However, we can learn from the study to improve our health. “I personally take this data as inspiration for adopt a healthy lifestyle: good nutrition, moderate alcohol consumption, dedication and regular, intense exercise“, comments Gerche. In short, if it is true that not all of us can reach extreme levels of training, so too is quality physical activity, especially if it is useful for cardiovascular health and to help us live longer, healthier lives.
