4 exercise mistakes that can shorten your life
What mistakes to avoid during training (photo: Freepik)
Regular exercise helps keep your body in shape and prevents numerous diseases. However, according to Eat This, Not That, some exercise mistakes can shorten your lifespan.
Numerous scientific and medical studies have shown that regular exercise is a guarantee of a healthy lifestyle. The benefits of exercise for prolonging life are numerous and growing.
It is important to remember that various exercise mistakes can affect life expectancy.
You exercise too much and too often
Listening to your favorite song in the gym can make you feel like you can run for hours but it's important to be realistic about your training.
Effective training should be hard but there is a limit. No coach knows your body as well as you do. If a workout seems too hard, you should stop.
Similarly, you don't need to do intense, exhausting workouts seven days a week.
Recent research suggests that excessive regular intense activity can shorten your life expectancy. Too much HIIT (high-intensity interval training) can interfere with mitochondrial function and increase insulin resistance.
You worry about exercise
Exercise is usually one of the great things about life, but sometimes we can't help but make it a big problem.
If you've recently started a new exercise program and you're constantly pushing yourself mentally, it can harm you.
A study has shown that excessive worry about not getting enough exercise can shorten life expectancy. To reach this conclusion, the authors of the study analyzed more than 61,000 Americans.
Air pollution and outdoor exercise
The benefits of exercising outdoors are well known, but you should always avoid places with high levels of air pollution if possible.
Smog, which contains microscopic particles of dirt and smoke, can be very harmful to your health. According to a study published in Cardiovascular Research, smog reduces life expectancy by almost three years globally.
Focusing on strength only
While the terms “strength” and “power” may sound similar, they have different meanings.
Specifically, strength determines how much weight can be lifted, while power takes into account the speed of the exercise.
A study presented by the European Society of Cardiology found that an emphasis on muscle power, not just strength, is associated with longevity.
Professor Claudio Gil Araújo said that to improve muscle power, choose a moderate weight and perform 1-3 sets of 6-8 repetitions as quickly as possible, maintaining proper technique.
Be sure to rest for 20 seconds between each set.
Avoid excessive exertion and stress, as even the best intentions can have the opposite effect if you put too much stress on your body.
Check also 4 walking mistakes that are harmful to health.
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