If you play sports only 1-2 times a week, but at the same time to achieve 150 minutes of the recommended physical activity, you can significantly reduce the risk of early death. This conclusion was given by researchers by analyzing data of more than 93 thousand people. Result publish On the website of the American Heart Association.
Experiment participants are divided into three groups: those who only train on the weekend, but complete the 150 -minute target, the distributors of the week throughout the week and those who do not implement the minimum are proposed.
Turns out, even the Viking weekend athletes have significant advantages. In this group, the mortality rate from all causes has decreased by 32 %, from cardiovascular disease-31 %, from cancer-21 %. For those who have participated regularly during the week, these indicators are slightly lower: 26, 24 and 13 percent, respectively.
The result is surprising: scientists think that the load gradually and often will be more effective. However, it turns out that the most important thing is to observe the total weekly physical activity volume – at least 150 minutes.