Strength exercises are one of the most important things we can do for our health, but the number of people in England doing enough is very low
The latest thinking is that strength exercises are important for health, but just one in 20 people aged 19 to 64 are meeting England’s strictest weekly strength training guidelines.at the University of Essex in the UK and his colleagues looked at survey data from over 275,000 adults in this age group.
He says strength training is important because in later life stronger muscles can help you climb the stairs, dig the garden and pick up your grandchildren. There are two main reasons why this could be the case, Sandercock says. People who are more educated may be more likely to know what the UK’s recommended health advice is. On the other hand, it could be that strength training – especially lifting weights – often requires access to a gym which costs money, says Sandercock. Higher levels of education have been linked to greater wealth, he says.
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