Women and Exercise: Greater Health Benefits with Less Frequency

New research is shedding light on the association between exercise frequency and health benefits in men versus women. The capacity for women to obtain similar, if not greater health benefits from a certain amount of physical activity has also been shown in other studies using less objectively assessed levels of energy expenditure.

Traditionally, fitness junkies and health professionals have preached the importance of super intense workouts that you need to do all-day-every-day. We have been inculcated to think that the more you sweat, the results would be equivalent. But this new research debunks that idea, especially when it comes to gender. This potentially empowering finding suggests that for women getting in the gym might not be always necessary as it pertains to drastically improving health.

One such study, which was conducted by a group of researchers and that looked into cardiovascular health, strength , flexibility etc., in male & female participants. The findings reflected that women who worked out less days per week experienced large boosts in energy, reductions in stress levels and an overall better mood. They also demonstrated significant improvements in cardiovascular fitness while being permitted to exercise on whatever days of the week that they desired.

Similarly, the research suggested that women who took part in this many sessions saw no greater gains than those men doing just four times as much. This difference implies that women perhaps have different ways of responding to exercise biologically, so they get benefits for health without strict activity on a regular basis.

Given the demands of contemporary living which could makes sustaining a regular exercise regime hard for anyone, particularly woman. This may be an important finding in its own right I spent a very long time trying to figure out how much working out was enough, and learning that you can do less than I was — without sacrificing health or function in your profession or hobbies!

This study opens up new directions for personal fitness strategies. Knowing moderation can really pay off for their health, women have a good excuse to be more flexible in the way we approach this part of our lives. It would also allow us to focus on quality over quantity, leading to a generational shift in how we approach exercise.