Mayo de 2024 \u2013 La actividad f\u00edsica es vital para la salud. El ejercicio ayuda a mantener un peso saludable y a prevenir enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas, desde cardiopat\u00edas hasta diabetes. Las Gu\u00edas de Actividad F\u00edsica para Estadounidenses recomiendan que los adultos realicen un m\u00ednimo de 2,5 a 5 horas semanales de actividad f\u00edsica aer\u00f3bica de intensidad moderada, o al menos la mitad de esa cantidad de actividad de intensidad vigorosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Para entender si los adultos mayores se benefician de varios tipos de ejercicios, los investigadores de los NIH liderados por la Dra. Eleanor Watts analizaron datos de m\u00e1s de 272,000 participantes en una encuesta nacional de salud. Los participantes fueron encuestados por primera vez a mediados de la d\u00e9cada de 1990. Cuando respondieron a un cuestionario de seguimiento entre 2004 y 2005, ten\u00edan una edad promedio de 70 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Entre los adultos mayores que hac\u00edan ejercicio regularmente, caminar era la actividad m\u00e1s com\u00fan. A esto le segu\u00edan otros ejercicios aer\u00f3bicos, andar en bicicleta, golf, nadar, correr y deportes de raqueta. Los adultos mayores que participaban en cualquier combinaci\u00f3n de estas actividades, pero no cumpl\u00edan con las recomendaciones en las gu\u00edas de actividad f\u00edsica ten\u00edan un riesgo de muerte un 5% menor durante el estudio que aquellos que estaban inactivos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aquellos considerados activos \u2014con al menos la cantidad de actividad aer\u00f3bica recomendada por las directrices\u2014 tuvieron un riesgo de muerte 13% menor en comparaci\u00f3n con los participantes inactivos. La participaci\u00f3n en deportes de raqueta y correr se asoci\u00f3 con las mayores reducciones del riesgo, pero todas las actividades aportaron beneficios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El riesgo de muerte continu\u00f3 disminuyendo con actividad adicional m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los niveles recomendados. Pero estos beneficios disminuyeron a medida que la actividad aumentaba a niveles altos y muy altos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDescubrimos que todas las actividades recreativas que mantienen a las personas activas se asocian con una mayor longevidad\u201d, afirma Watts. \u201cPor lo tanto, lo m\u00e1s importante que puede hacer un adulto mayor inactivo para mejorar su salud es encontrar una actividad que disfrute y que pueda mantener\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fuente: Instituto Nacional de Salud. El art\u00edculo completo se puede ver aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/news\/leisure-activities-may-improve-longevity-older-adults<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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