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| One workout per week may be enough for older women Posted: A new study finds that just one workout per week of both aerobic and resistance training can boost the health of older women. A NEW study finds that just one workout per week of both aerobic and resistance training can boost the health of women over the age of 60. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham monitored 63 women who performed combined aerobic exercise training and weight training for 16 weeks. One group performed both training types one day per week, while a second group exercised two times per week. A third group worked out three times per week. The study found significant increases in muscular strength, cardiovascular fitness and functional tasks in each group, but interestingly, there were no significant differences in outcomes among groups. The study, announced a few days ago, will be published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. "One of the biggest barriers to exercise training for the older female population is adherence, and one of the key findings in this study is that doing a little bit of exercise can go a long way," said lead researcher Dr Gordon Fisher. "Telling people that they need to do at least three to five days of exercise to improve their overall health can be a major obstacle," he said. "Lack of time is the most often-cited barrier to exercise adherence." But this study shows that one workout per week "can provide a lot of benefit for older women's overall quality of life and health". – AFP Relaxnews |
| Wine may be good for mental health Posted: Researchers found that people who drink two to seven glasses of wine a week are less prone to depression. A glass of wine a day may keep the blues at bay, according to a Spanish study of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. The research, part of the broader Predimed report on the Mediterranean diet, followed 5,500 light to moderate drinkers of both sexes over a period of seven years and found that those who drank two to seven glasses of wine a week were less prone to depression than non-drinkers. The findings, published in BMC Medicine, remained significant even when other factors such as smoking, diet and marital status were taken into account. The results were the same for both men and women. "The results show an inverse association between low to moderate alcohol consumption and new cases of depression," said lead researcher Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez of the University of Navarra. None of the participants had suffered from depression or alcohol-related problems at the start of the study. Wine was the most popular drink among those studied, who were aged from 55 to 80, an age group in which the risk of depression is relatively high. "Depression and heart disease seem to share some common mechanisms because they share many similar protective factors and risk factors," Martinez-Gonzalez said. However, he added that depression prevention is not a reason to start drinking. "If you are not a drinker, please don't start drinking," he said. "If you drink alcohol, please keep it in the range of one or less drinks a day and consider drinking wine instead of other alcoholic beverages." The so-called Mediterranean diet – olive oil, wine, a high intake of fruit, vegetables and fish, and a small quantity of dairy and meat products –has been shown to reduce the risk of cardio-vascular disease by up to 30%. However, despite its well-publicised health benefits, it is rapidly being replaced by an international diet of pizza, burgers and fries. Obesity in Spain is above the OECD average, especially among children, with one in three 13-to-14-year-olds classed as overweight. — Guardian News & Media |
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