[7] indicated that elite athletes live longer than the general population, with an all-cause pooled standard mortality ratio (SMR) of 0.67 (95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.55–0.81; P < 0.001).
What are the findings? The cohort of 8124 US former female and male Olympians lived 5.1 years longer than the comparable US general population. This longevity advantage is associated with ~2 years of life saved due to lower premature cardiovascular deaths and ~1.5 years due to a lower risk of cancer.
The Sport With the Highest Life Expectancy: Tennis
Tennis is a non-contact sport and players historically endure fewer injuries. In fact, because the sport is low impact, improves cardio fitness and can be played over a lifetime, it's likely to promote longevity.
Researchers found that people who followed the minimum guidelines for physical activity—150–300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity, or 75–150 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity activity—reduced their risk of early death by as much as 21%.
Keeping in mind other factors that could impact life expectancy, such as socioeconomic status, the study found that doing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise (or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise) per week yielded approximately 3.4 extra years to one's life.
Exercise provides a remarkable variety of health benefits, which range from strengthening bones to positive effects on mood and helping to prevent chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. Research dating back to the late 1980s has consistently shown that aerobic fitness may help extend lives.
Regular Exercise Can Help Men Delay Ejaculation
The authors found that regular physical activity as an intervention had promising results in many of the studies they analyzed in their research review.
Your treadmill may not be a time machine, but research shows that regular exercise can help slow the body's aging process.
All studies reported a higher life expectancy in physically active subjects, ranging from 0.43 to 6.9 additional years (mean ± one standard deviation, men: 2.9 ± 1.3 years, women: 3.9 ± 1.8 years).
Among humans, women's life span is almost 8% on average longer than men's life span.
Athletes in sports relying on speed, flexibility, and maximal oxygen consumption such as swimming had the lowest ages (median and average of 23 for men and 22 for women). Tactical and precision sports with lower physical loads such as sailing, shooting, and equestrianism had the oldest ages.
How much sleep do athletes need? Pro athletes typically need more than most—it's recommended that they get 8-10 hours every night. But for the average adult, aim for seven to nine hours of sleep a night to avoid the effects of chronic sleep deprivation.
Compared to the sedentary participants, subjects who played tennis lived an average of 9.7 years longer. Jogging, swimming, and cycling resulted in 3.2, 3.4, and 3.7 extra years of life respectively.
On average, people who are active in sport report being happier than those who are not. The difference of 0.574 is statistically significant.
Compared to a life without a competitive sports career, a higher socioeconomic status and the avoidance of general risks during the sports career lead to a longer life span. In contrast, with increasing training load, sport-specific risk factors reduce the life span.
Overall, the evidence surrounding the survival advantage of being an elite athlete is mixed. One study observed that Olympians live on average 2.8 years longer than matched controls. However, another showed no difference in the mortality rates of elite and active adults.
When it comes to body shape and longevity, it's more helpful to compare apples and pears. That's the message of a study published in the journal PLOS ONE that found that pear-shaped people, who have comparatively thinner waists than people shaped like apples, tend to live longer.
Participants who improved the health of their diet by 25% could reduce their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by a range of 6% to 13% and dying from cancer by 7% to 18%, he said. There was up to a 7% reduction in risk of death by neurodegenerative disease, such as dementia.
How? By increasing blood flow, exercise helps nourish skin cells and keep them healthy and vital by sending more oxygen to them and carrying away waste. Additionally, when we sweat, our pores open and release the build up inside of them.
Exercise Keeps Your Skin Soft and Glowing
In one study published in 2019 in Biology (Basel), researchers studied a small group of adults aged 20–84. The frequent exercisers over age 40 had skin resembling the more supple, elastic skin of people in their 20s and 30s.
According to a new study, when you look significantly younger than your chronological age, it's not just an optical illusion, your skin is actually aging a slower rate than normal.
That being said, men (and women) that work out tend to be more sexually satisfying because they can thrust harder, last longer, and have an athletic ability that unfit people do not have. So I would say that a muscular and athletic person has a better chance of being great at sex.
At the age of 17-18, our body becomes mature and strong enough to bear the results of vigorous exercises at the gym. Growing up, our body also faces a lot of hormonal changes and we need good nutrition to cope with all the changes that our body goes through.
After age 30, you begin to lose as much as 3% to 5% per decade. Most men will lose about 30% of their muscle mass during their lifetimes. Less muscle means greater weakness and less mobility, both of which may increase your risk of falls and fractures.