That's because they are muscle-strengthening exercises, and researchers in Japan have found that doing just 30 to 60 minutes a week of such activities is linked to a 10-20% fall in our mortality risk. It was already known that muscle-strengthening activity is good for musculoskeletal health. However, this new study shows what amount of exercise gives the most benefit, with 30-60 minutes a week linked to the biggest fall in the risk of death. The research is published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and analyzes data over more than 25 years from adults in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. It shows that for those with diabetes, up to an hour a week of muscle-strengthening activity is linked to an L-shaped 'large risk reduction'. Doing aerobic exercise as well as muscle-strengthening activity is associated with a much bigger fall in mortality risk of 40%, says the research team, which was led by the Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai, northeast...
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