An intense workout can extend your life
A recent study out of Denmark showed that how hard you work out seems to trump how long you work out with respect to living longer.
Researchers who looked at cyclists in Denmark found that men with high levels of cycling intensity lived 5.3 years longer, and those with average intensity lived 2.9 years longer, than men with low intensity. A similar but less pronounced difference was seen in women.
Current US guidelines recommend that adults get 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity in their leisure time. Preferably, every day of the week. The most beneficial levels of intensity, duration, and frequency haven't been established.
These results were presented at the European Conference on Cardiology. Experts note that research presented at meetings has not been subjected to the same type of rigorous scrutiny given to research published in peer-reviewed medical journals.
As someone who likes to push myself hard when exercising this is good news, as I plan to live to well over one hundred. I think the key message here is that any exercise can be beneficial in increasing life-expectancy. This study did nor explore nor do I recommend starting a routine at a high-intensity level. If you can build up to a point where you can increase your intensity, all the better, but please do not try to start there. If you are short of time working out harder may just work for you.
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