Gender Differences in Exercise Needs for Heart Disease Prevention
TL;DR
A study finds men need about twice as much exercise as women to reduce heart disease risk, likely due to biological differences such as estrogen levels and muscle composition, suggesting exercise guidelines might need gender-specific adjustments.
- Men Need to Exercise More Than Women to Lower Heart Disease. Here's Why. ScienceAlert
- Sex differences in the association of wearable accelerometer-derived physical activity with coronary heart disease incidence and mortality Nature
- Women reach heart health goals with less exercise than men, new study suggests ABC News
- Study says exercise gives women this one edge over men when it comes to heart health Hindustan Times
- Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds The Guardian
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