Is it better to exercise a lot?… Actually, you age faster.

The ultimate goal of exercising is to live healthily and for a long time.

 

However, exercising too intensely can actually be counterproductive to these goals.

Research findings suggest that it may not be accurate.

 

According to recent findings published by researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland, even exercising too little can,

 

It has been revealed that doing too much accelerates biological aging.

Approximately 11,000 twin participants aged 18 to 50 at the start of the study

This is the result of a 45-year follow-up study conducted from 1975 to 2020.

 

 

 

Active people live longer because they maintain healthy lifestyle habits, not because of their level of exercise.

The researchers conducted a survey on their physical activity levels, and

Based on this, △lack of exercise (13.4%) △moderately active (36.7%)

Classified into groups: active (38.7%) and very active (11.2%).

However, precise information regarding the level of physical activity in each group was not provided.

Additionally, blood samples were collected to calculate biological age and monitor biological aging over time.

According to the results, the most active group had the lowest probability of death over the 45-year research period.

However, when considering lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption, the association has significantly decreased.

In other words, theoretically, people who exercise a lot are not defined by the amount of exercise.

Maintaining healthy eating habits and getting enough sleep, among other things

It suggests that living a healthier lifestyle increases the likelihood of living longer.

Upon closer inspection, people in the moderately active, active, and very active groups rarely engage in activities.

During the 45-year research period, the probability of death was 15-23% lower than the group.

However, when considering factors such as body mass index, smoking, and alcohol consumption, compared to the group with insufficient activity

The mortality rate in these groups decreased by only 7%, and there were no additional benefits from exercising more.

Exercising too little or too much accelerates biological aging.

According to the analysis of blood data, even exercising too little can,

Even excessive amounts can accelerate biological aging.

The most active group compared to the moderately active group

Biological age was 1.3 years, which was 1.8 years older than the active group.

The results are contrary to previous research findings that the more exercise you do, the longer you live.

The researchers stated that the results of this study are "noteworthy" and of a high standard.

Overall, momentum is less about reducing the risk of early death.

It was explained that it is merely an indicator of having a healthy lifestyle.

Senior Research Scientist at the UK Food and Health Research Centre, Quadram Institute

Dr. George Saba stated that using twins as the research subjects in this study was a 'robust research design,' but...

It was pointed out that body mass index can be affected by physical activity.

As a result, the effect of exercise may have been partially distorted during the process of filtering by body mass index.

This research result was published on the pre-publication site for medical papers, MedRxiv, and recently received the Sports Medicine Award in Finland.

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