Grandma Wang next door, never exercise, sit when nothing happens, people are still in good spirits when they are 90 years old!
We often hear people say this, so we also come to a conclusion: resting is longer!
Neighbor Uncle Li, when he was young, insisted on sports, people are 90 years old, the body is still very tough!
We can always hear someone say this, so we also come to the conclusion that exercise is longer!
But obviously, these two views are contradictory, so in the end to recuperate longevity, or exercise longevity?
In fact, self-cultivation is not contradictory, self-cultivation refers to exercise, exercise is to exercise blood vessels, exercise cardiopulmonary function, exercise muscles, physical health; nourishment refers to rest, nourishing our temper, personality, cultivation, and soul.
Therefore, exercise and rest are unified, and cannot be completely separated, whether it is exercise or rest, suitable for themselves, appropriate to stop, too late.
Let's take a look at the latest research:
A study published in BMJ, followed up for 5 years, mainly to see if exercise makes the elderly live longer.
The volunteers were divided into 3 groups: Group A exercised high-intensity twice a week, Group B exercised 50 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every day per week, and Group C never exercised.
After 5 years, it was found that regular exercise worked better, in addition to maintaining better physical fitness, the quality of life was also higher than that of the inactive group.
The researchers said that exercise is good for the health of the elderly, and it has also been confirmed that insisting on exercise is a major factor in prolonging life.
Benefits of Exercise:
1. Exercise and cardiovascular diseases
Studies have shown that insisting on exercise can reduce blood pressure by 3-7 mmHg, up to 15 mmHg, and blood pressure by 6-7 mmHg, that is, reduce cardiovascular risk by 20% to 30%.
Studies have shown that adherence to proper exercise reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 25 to 40 percent. This reduces the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Exercise is conducive to blood lipid metabolism, especially to reduce triglycerides, but also can increase the good lipids of hdL lipoprotein and reduce the bad bad lipids of LDL.
Circulation research shows that exercise can exercise our hearts, make our hearts stronger, and at the same time, prevent heart failure and prevent heart disease.
2. Movement and life span
A growing body of research has confirmed that proper exercise can prevent more than 35 chronic diseases, including some tumors, bone diseases, anxiety and much more, in addition to cardiovascular-related diseases.
The lower the risk of disease, the longer the natural lifespan.
The British observation for 10 years, the results of the study show that the swing exercise, including tennis, badminton and other team sports, or swimming first-class cycling, running and other aerobic exercise, can reduce mortality. Then relatively speaking, it is also to extend life.
Resting is more of a state of mind, a state of life:
Rest is not limited to meditation, nor is it a day-to-day nothing, the spirit is actually a state or state of mind.
Meditation in the narrow sense refers to throwing all thoughts out, sinking into the dantian, and concentrating on one's own breathing.
But rest is not limited to this form, practicing in the morning or walking in the evening, going out for a walk, drinking tea with friends, and playing chess. Maintaining a good state of mind is a way to recuperate. Let yourself relax, forget some troubles and pressures, adjust the circulation of qi and blood, and adjust the heart and kidneys. In the long run, it is good for physical and mental health.
The grandma Wang we see next door or the neighbor Uncle Li are actually individual cases, and their longevity secret cannot be promoted as experience. The most basic thing about science is to have a certain sample size, and it must be a large sample size to have certain scientific significance. So whether it is Grandma Wang next door or Uncle Li next door, it is okay to chat after tea and dinner, but as a scientific promotion, it is still necessary to look at big data and look at research data.
Of course, it is not only exercise and rest that affect our lifespan, our lifespan is first and foremost genetically determined.
For example, after Zhang San was born, his genetic life expectancy is 80 years old, which means that as long as Zhang San does not have accidents and no special diseases, then theoretically he should be able to live to 80 years old and die of aging.
But in reality, very few people can live to the genetic age, because we live in this society, we may face some risks, as well as the possibility of disease.
Therefore, life expectancy is also affected by factors such as climate, medical conditions, social factors, and an individual's lifestyle (diet structure, emotional management).
For example, Zhang San can insist on exercise, have a good attitude, do not eat and drink, do not smoke and drink, do not obese, do not stay up late, etc. The lifestyle is very healthy, then Zhang San has not developed cardiovascular disease or tumors, then it is possible to live to a genetic age close to 80 years old.
But if Zhang San, smoking and drinking, obesity, inactivity, bad mentality, staying up late and other unhealthy lifestyles, then Zhang San may be three high at the age of 40, 50 years old may be a myocardial infarction, and 60 years old may die.
So, we can't change the genetic lifespan, but we can change the impact of an individual's lifestyle on the longevity. Therefore, it is still recommended that everyone develop a healthy lifestyle.
Therefore, if the physical conditions permit, you still have to insist on exercise, but you must choose what suits you, not excessive; at the same time, you must adjust your mentality, learn to combine work and leisure, and learn to rest.