Regular jogging slows down the aging process

Regular jogging exercise slows down the effects of aging. This is the conclusion of scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine, when conducting research with 500 elderly people who have been running for more than 20 years. According to the researchers, adults who run are often less ill and less ill than non-joggers , have a longer life span, half of the elderly who are not joggers have died earlier.

James Fries, medical doctor, emeritus professor of medicine at medical school and a senior research scholar said.'Research offers a message for professional advocacy. If you have the right to choose something that will help people stay healthy regardless of age, then that's an aerobic exercise. ' The study was published on August 11, 2008 in the medical publication (Journal Archives of Internal Medicine).

When Fries and the group started the study in 1984, many scientists believed that strong exercises caused more harm to the elderly than the benefits. Some people are concerned about the long-term effects of the body's strong state of movement at the beginning and after running, which can lead to muscle and bone injuries because older people are frequently limping due to their habits. inherent in the mobilization process. Fries has another theory, he believes that regular runners can improve their quality of life and reduce illness. According to Fries research, physical activity may not necessarily lead to the possibility of prolonging life expectancy but aging and death can come faster when people do not pay attention to daily exercise. This concept is known as ' The theory of remission of disease ' ("The compression of morbidity theory").

Fries' team began tracking 538 joggers over the age of 50, compared to the group of non-joggers. Tracking data was recorded during the 1970s and '80s, including their annual responses to the ability to perform daily activities such as walking, washing and dressing, and removing clothes. carry or handle objects. Using national data on the death record, scientists study and statistics the types of deaths and causes of death. Statistics from 19 years of study show that 34% of people who do not like running are dead, compared with only 15% of those who prefer running jogging dead.

New research at Stanford shows that jogging helps slow the effects of aging.(Photo: Flickr)

At the beginning of the study, the average person who was jogging ran for about 4 hours per week. After 21 years, their average running time dropped to 76 minutes per week, but they still found real benefits from running.

The average status of both groups in the study is that they are no longer able to use limbs because they are 21 years older, but data on people who regularly run show that they suffer from the attack. illness and illness are slower than those who do not run.'Weaknesses and illnesses come to joggers 16 years slower than those who don't run. In general, those who run regularly are healthy and supple , 'Fries said.

Jogging is not the only way to delay the process of aging, but the physical capacity of a regular joggers and non-trainers will become bigger and bigger over time.

'We didn't expect this,' Fries said, noting that the gap between the two groups became obvious in the last few years. 'The benefits of jogging are bigger than many of the things we understand.'

Fries was surprised that the distance between joggers and non-joggers continued to widen even when the subjects were beyond the age of 90. Certainly regular joggers have inherited much. Exact benefits (popularly healthy health) are much more than the majority of people who do not receive benefits. Fries said, 'We do not think these effects can be sustained forever. We understand that death will come to someone. After all, the death rate in both groups will be 100%. '

But to the extent that effective jogging slows down death, it impresses much more than scientists expect. Don't be surprised that jogging only slows down the process of atherosclerosis. However, jogging is also considered to be associated with several fast-death diseases such as cancer, neurological diseases, infections and another symptom.

The catastrophic injuries that come from other scientists' predictions have almost plagued those who like to run. Earlier in August, Fries and colleagues published the article in the Journal of Preventive Medicine (The American Journal of Preventive Medicine) indicating that jogging is not combined - at a high rate - with chronic arthritis. in elderly joggers. Just like the joggers do not need to replace the entire knee joint than the non-runner, Fries said.

'Jogging with a straight forward posture and without causing pain is absolutely not harmful to the practitioner , ' Fries said. He also expressed that jogging seemed to be safer for joints, much higher than playing sports like soccer or unusual movements such as standing on a toe and spinning in ballet. . 'At the beginning of the study, many people expressed their beliefs ,' Fries said. 'Now, a lot of people have noticed what we have in mind'.

At 69, Fries gave advice on how to curb aging based on her own experience: frequent jogging, should live in the mountains and work hard on picnics.

' I, the jog around the world in just two minutes, ' Fries has just described funny pictures of the beautiful blue sky and white snow hanging in his office, drawing a small road around. North Pole.

Hanging on the wall in Fries' office is a funny picture depicting 'me, running around the world in 2 minutes'. In the midst of the clear blue sky, Fries looked like a tiny valley surrounding the Arctic.

Collaboration with Fries in this study is Stanford University colleagues, Eliza Chakravarty, doctors, MS, assistant professor of medicine; Helen Hubert, PhD, retired researcher at Stanford and Vijaya Lingala, PhD, software expert.

The research was funded by the National Research Institute for Skin Diseases, Musculoskeletal-Related Diseases and Arthritis; National Institute of Aging Research.

 

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Nam Hy Hoang Phong (transliteration)
Original name: Running Slows The Aging Clock, Researchers Find
Http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195633.htm
Source: ScienceDaily, August 11, 2008