Sunday, November 26, 2023 02:06
Playing a sport, training regularly or doing daily physical activity is the best way to prevent illnesses, both physical and mental. M
Maintaining a healthy weight, obtaining greater flexibility, improving learning, obtaining more energy, strengthening self-esteem, improving mood and even sexuality are just some of the enormous benefits that staying active brings us.
All exercise is beneficial, however, there are some sports that directly have more impacts than others on the length of life.
This is indicated by a study by the Copenhagen City Heart Study, whose results have been published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. This Medical Center analyzed the average lifespan of 8,500 healthy adults for 25 years in relation to the sport they practiced.
Physical activities that most increase life expectancy
The data obtained allowed us to conclude that, compared to sedentary people, those who played tennis had a life expectancy that was 9.7 years longer.
They were followed by those who played badminton (6.2 years); soccer (4.7 years); those who practiced swimming (3.7 years); jogging (3.4 years) and calisthenics (3.2 years).
Calisthenics is a process of physical exercises with one’s own body weight. In this system, the interest is in the movements of the muscle chains that make up our body.
Interestingly, leisure-time sports that inherently involve more social interaction were associated with greater longevity, a finding that merits further investigation, the authors stated in the study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
“Various sports are associated with markedly different improvements in life expectancy,” the researchers note in the study.
The associations did not vary in relation to the education of those involved, the socioeconomic level and age.
“Because this is an observational study, it remains uncertain whether this relationship is causal,” they add.
Social and emotional support
The question that arises is why doing sports with someone is better for your health?
As the doctors co-authors of the study explain: “To maintain mental and physical well-being, and a long and happy life, the social network is surely the most determining component.”
Through social interaction during sports activity, we not only keep ourselves moving, but we also maintain social contacts and become emotionally involved.
The study noted that it is known from other research that “social support provides stress mitigation,” so “when playing and interacting with other people, such as in games that require a partner or a team, it is likely to have unique psychological and physiological effects.” ”, amplifying the benefits of exercise.
Of course, a final recommendation: before choosing a sporting activity, it is always advisable to have a medical check-up so that a professional can tell you if you are fit for the practice, according to your physical condition, age, pathologies, etc. A medical consultation always helps to choose well.
2023-11-26 05:18:39
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