The answers collected ranged from less than once a month to several times a week. Participants were additionally asked if they had exercised with weights over the past year, and if so, how often. People with a BMI of 30 and above are considered to have obesity. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered a healthy weight, and 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The average age at the start of the monitoring period was 71 years old, and the average BMI (body mass index) was 27.8. Subjects were 53 percent female 91.4 percent of the participants were white, 3.3 percent black, 1.4 percent Hispanic, and 3.9 percent were other races or did not identify their race. cancer centers.Ī total of 99,713 people were included in the final analysis. To evaluate the potential impact of exercising with weights - with or without regular aerobic exercise - researchers recruited participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, which began in 1993 and includes 154,897 men and women 55 to 74 years old from 10 different U.S. Nearly 1 in 4 People Reported Lifting Weights Regularly However, it’s still unclear if working out with weights might also help people live longer, according to the authors. In addition to aerobic exercise, the guidelines recommend two or more days of strengthening activities that incorporate all major muscle groups, including the legs, hips, back, abdomen chest, shoulders, and arms.Īerobic exercise, also known as “cardio,” is consistently associated with many health benefits, including a decreased risk of heart disease, better blood sugar control blood and lower risk of death.
Current Activity Guidelines Recommend Some Type of Strength TrainingĬurrent guidelines on physical activity for all adults recommend at least 150 weekly minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity, or a minimum of 75 minutes of vigorous intensity aerobic activity, or an equal combination of the two - usually referred to as MVPA (moderate to vigorous physical activity). These findings provide strong support for the current Physical Activity Guidelines for U.S. “Older adults who participated in weight lifting exercise had significantly lower mortality before and after factoring in aerobic exercise participation, and importantly, those who did both types of exercise had the lowest risk,” says lead author Jessica Gorzelitz, PhD, researcher in the division of cancer epidemiology and genetics at the National Cancer Institute, and assistant professor of health promotion at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Their findings were published online on September 27 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Investigators found that regularly lifting weights was linked to a lower risk of death from any cause, with the exception of cancer. Can building our muscles help us live longer? According to new research, the answer is yes.
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