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And even a very slow jogging is better than a fast walk.

• vixen99 4y ago
  And swimmers have lower mortality rates than walkers and runners. "After adjustment for age, body-mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, and family history of cardiovascular disease, swimmers had 53%, 50%, and 49% lower all-cause mortality risks than did men who were sedentary, walkers, or runners, respectively (p < 0.05 for each)." https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol2/iss3/3/ https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol2/iss3/3/
  • slothtrop 4y ago
    has this been reproduced? This one echoes the same but also mentions racquet sports and aerobics - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/10/812.short https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/10/812.short edit: more, this one favors volleyball and stretching - https://globalsportmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sheehanmortality.pdf https://globalsportmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sh...
    • jimbokun 4y ago
      Maybe all of those fall under the category of moderate to high aerobic training?
      • slothtrop 4y ago
        Yeah but if so I'm not sure why running wouldn't have the same impact
  • p1mrx 4y ago
    Hopefully "all-cause mortality" includes drowning.
    • Delk 4y ago
      If we're talking about swimming in pools, the risk of drowning is probably a rounding error.
  • duckmysick 4y ago
    I'm surprised there's such a small difference between sedentary and walkers/runners.
  • jerlam 4y ago
    As a runner and cyclist, in terms of difficulty swimming is in another dimension. It requires all four limbs to act in coordination with breathing, it has higher temperature stresses, and if you get tired you drown. The average swimming duration of a triathlon is less than a fourth of the others.
• BiteCode_dev 4y ago
  That depends of your weight and testosteron level because the body fights the inflammation by producing cortisol.