It doesn't sound like that much, just 30 minutes of working out per week lifting weights or doing some sort of muscle-building activity. But recent research suggests that there might be a link between regular weight workouts like this and a potentially lowered risk of disease.
Previous research has sought to investigate the potential benefits that might come from regular muscle building activity or strength training and it has discovered some promising findings.
One past study even suggested that regular strength training might be able to boost brain activity. The best part is that you aren't too old to get started even if you are in your later years. That's because it has been suggested for years that even later on in life you can benefit from starting to strength train, doing muscle building exercises and lifting weights.
Other studies that have investigated the potential for regular walking, exposure to greenery, meditation etc, and what benefits they too might fuel in our lives, it has been found that it doesn't take much to possibly see some impact.
It could be as little as 10 to 20 minutes a day in walking, or meditation etc, before some start to see benefits down the road. That sounds easy enough to implement for those who might be looking to explore the possibility. If it were going to require 8 hours a day there aren't many who could fit that in. We prioritize what we value and if we are looking to reap some benefits in these areas it is reaffirming to see researchers reiterate that it might not take that much of a habit change to start to see a possible difference on some level.
In the most recent study researchers found that about 30-60 mins per week of training with weights or doing other muscle building exercises etc that this could potentially help reduce the risk of dying from heart disease and maybe even cancer.
The information that is posted above is not intended or implied to ever be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/28/muscle-strengthening-lowers-risk-of-death-from-all-causes-study-shows
http://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/10/25/increasing-muscle-strength-can-improve-brain-function--study.html
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/04/is-60-the-perfect-age-to-start-lifting-weights
https://www.npr.org/2011/02/21/133776800/seniors-can-still-bulk-up-on-muscle-by-pressing-iron
https://www.insider.com/30-minutes-strength-exercise-week-lowers-disease-risk-study-2022-2