This is the conclusion from a Swedish study, published on March 6 in the online journal BMJ. According to this study, led by Dr. Karl Michaëlsson, lecturer in surgical sciences at Uppsala University, half of people in their 50s and over do not exercise.
However, “even at the age of 50, it is not too late for men to devote time to their health and their longevity by practicing more physical activity” explains the doctor who examined a cohort of men at the age of 50, 60, 70, 77 and 82 and studied the amount of physical activity, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and alcohol consumption. The results show that men who are the most active live an average of 2.3 years longer. “Getting more physical activity reduces the risk of death as well as quitting smoking. The harmful effects of smoking are well known, but fewer people are aware that a lack of physical activity has an effect on the risk of smoking. mortality similar to smoking “.
This study shows above all, and this is essential, that sedentary men who start to play sport after the age of 50 can enjoy the same positive effects of this physical activity as those who have always done sport.
