According to research, racing sports are a potent inhibitor of aging

KOMPAS.com – Running in the fresh air can be a fun activity. In addition, running is very useful for strengthening the bones and muscles of the body.

In fact, research has claimed to make light running or to jog can slow down the signs of aging.

Research conducted by researchers from University of Leipzig, Germany, examined the impact of various sports on the human body.

The researchers compare the effects of endurance training (endurance), high intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training.

The research was conducted for six months examining 266 healthy participants.

Research participants were invited to participate in three training sessions a week, randomly badigning one of the three types of exercises mentioned above.

All participants in the initial search were not active persons. Endurance training in this research is conducted in the form of long-distance running.

During this time, a high intensity exercise is performed with heating followed by a time interval.

For resistance training carried out with various exercises such as crunch, chest presses and leg curls.

At the beginning of the study, the researchers did not forget to badyze the participants' white blood cells, as well as during the last period of research.

As a result, the telomere length in the white blood cells of the participants having endurance exercises and training at high intensity intervals has improved.

The results were inversely proportional to those who practiced resistance or those who did not at all.

Telomeres are DNA fragments located at the ends of chromosomes that affect the aging of humans.

Professor Ulrich Laudes, as research manager, said the research found that participants practicing endurance exercises and high intensity exercises increased the activity and length of the telomeres.

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The activity and length of telomeres are important factors for cellular aging, regenerative capacity and healthy aging.

"Interestingly, resistance training does not have this effect," he said.

Dr. Christian Werner, one of the researchers, thinks that the key to this discovery lies in the human heritage.

"From an evolutionary point of view, endurance and intense training seem like errant trips and usually attack or survive from day to day. ancestors, rather than endurance, "said Dr. Werner.