ian2121 t1_iu623t1 wrote
Reply to comment by SovArya in Exercise linked with increased longevity. Compared with just two minutes of vigorous activity per week, 15 minutes was associated with an 18% lower risk of death and a 15% lower likelihood of cardiovascular disease, while 12 minutes was associated with a 17% reduced risk of cancer by Wagamaga
I dunno if I am convinced. A very trustworthy president said that your heart only has so many beats and exercise uses them up.
DEN0MINAT0R t1_iu7adi8 wrote
Ironically, I think this is partly true. Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the human heart generally has a roughly constant number of beats between people of a variety of levels of fitness. One difference is that people with higher cardiovascular fitness tend to have lower pulse rates when they’re not exercising (which is most of the time), so it works out that it takes longer to reach the average number of total heartbeats than for someone who doesn’t exercise.
homelessjimbo t1_iu7lvha wrote
The lower resting heart rate is a by product of being fit. The heart is strengthened and thus can pump a greater volume of blood per beat. meaning fewer beats are needed while resting.
KilgoreLeszcz t1_iu82vqq wrote
True. If your heart is adjusted to the highest efforts it has much lower idle rate. I have around 40 idle rate all my life and I always liked very energetic cycling.
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