Source: July/August 2009 issue of AARP magazine.
Findings: 40,000 men followed for 32 years. During that time swimmers had a 50% lower death rate than all others. Conclusion: Keep swimming!!
It would be interesting to know which type of swimmers live longer: the fitness type, or the competitive :confused:
That's a good question. Unfortunately I don't have the reference, but several weeks ago I saw a study that showed greater benefits for high-intensity exercise (eg interval training) compared to the same volume of exercise at lower intensities (eg, continuous exrecise in the so-called "fat burning" HR zone). When I get some time maybe I can chase down the reference.
BUT...for practical purposes what I would say is, whatever type of training/exercise is likely to keep you engaged in it on a long-term basis is the best type to do.
It would be interesting to know which type of swimmers live longer: the fitness type, or the competitive :confused:
That's a good question. Unfortunately I don't have the reference, but several weeks ago I saw a study that showed greater benefits for high-intensity exercise (eg interval training) compared to the same volume of exercise at lower intensities (eg, continuous exrecise in the so-called "fat burning" HR zone). When I get some time maybe I can chase down the reference.
BUT...for practical purposes what I would say is, whatever type of training/exercise is likely to keep you engaged in it on a long-term basis is the best type to do.
