Women Gain Greater Heart Benefits From Exercise than Men, Activity Tracker Analysis Finds

Exercise May Benefit Women's Hearts More Than Men's

Do some people benefit from exercise more than others? A study published Oct. 27 in Nature Cardiovascular Research finds that women may have an edge over men when it comes to heart health. Researchers in China analyzed data from 85,000 people without heart disease who were registered in the UK Biobank, a dataset that tracked participants’ physical activity levels using accelerometers and recorded heart events and deaths over an average of seven …

Women gain greater heart benefits from exercise than men, activity tracker analysis finds

Female individuals may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart disease when following recommended exercise guidelines, compared to male individuals. These findings, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, suggest that sex-specific recommendations could improve coronary heart disease prevention and management.

Men may have to exercise more than women to get same heart benefits

Among over-50s, women seem to require less exercise than men to get the same reduction in heart disease risk, suggesting health guidelines need to be updated

For heart health, physical activity favors women

Study finds exercising 150 minutes a week lowered the risk of coronary heart disease by 22% in women, 17% in men. The reason for the gap was not identified.

Men Might Need to Exercise More than Women for Comparable Heart Health Benefits

Exercise offers substantial advantages for heart health Ian Canham/Alamy For men over 50, engaging in more than twice the exercise as women may be necessary to achieve equivalent heart health benefits. Data analysis from activity trackers indicated that this demographic requires almost nine hours of moderate-to-vigorous activities, such as brisk walking or cycling, each week [...] The post Men Might Need to Exercise More than Women for Comparabl…