A new study conducted on fairer sex states that women who worked out for as little as ten minutes to half an hour, maintained better health than those who did not exercise at all. The researchers suggest, especially, obese and sedentary women must work out if they want to enjoy good quality of life.
The study was carried out by researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who were led by Timothy S. Church, M.D., and Angela Thompson, M.S.P.H..Research involved 430 women, average age 57, divided into four groups: three groups exercising at various levels and one control group that abstained from working out.
According to the boffins, the results showed that women who exercised for just 10 to 30 minutes every day had a better quality of life.
“While the women who participated in the highest exercise group saw the greatest improvements in most quality of life scales, the women in the lowest exercise group also saw improvements,” said Angela Thompson.
“The public health message is tremendous, because it provides further support for the notion that even if someone cannot exercise an hour or more daily, getting out and exercising 10 to 30 minutes per day is beneficial, too.”
While all volunteers who took part in the study in the exercise groups reported a statistically significant improvement in social functioning, it was found that the general health, vitality and mental health also improved for women who exercised from 135 to 150 minutes a week.
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Said Timothy S. Church, M.D., principal investigator: “This is the first large controlled study of postmenopausal women to look at the effect of exercise training on the quality of life. It shows that exercise gives you energy and makes you feel better.”
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