Older adults who take part in regular weightlifting show significant reductions in all-cause and CVD mortality, with the strongest effects observed when combined with aerobic exercise. MedTwitter
Physical activity guidelines generally recommend regular moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity, in addition to at least 2 days per week of muscle-strengthening exercise for all major muscle groups for adults to improve health and boost longevity.
Among 99,713 participants involved in the current analysis, the mean age at the time of the follow-up questionnaire was 71.3 years. Participants had a mean body mass index of 27.8 kg/mOnly about a quarter of adults reported any weightlifting activity within the previous 12 months, with fewer, at 16%, reporting regular weightlifting of between one and six times per week.
The benefit of weightlifting in terms of cancer mortality was only observed without adjustment for moderate to vigorous physical activity, and was therefore considered null, which Gorzelitz noted was somewhat surprising."We will examine this association further because there could still be a signal there," she said, noting other studies have shown that muscle strengthening activity is associated with lower cancer-specific mortality.
Important limitations include that the study did not determine the nature of the weightlifting, including the duration of the weightlifting sessions or type of weight, which could feasibly range from small hand-held weights to heavier weightlifting.
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