- Researchers have come to have Better Underestanding of How the Body’s Circadian Rhythm Impacts their Overall Health.
- Past Studies Show That Disrupting The Natural Sleep/Wake Cycle Can increased to Person’s Risk for Several Health Conditions.
- The Circadian Rhythm Also Define The Times A Person Performs Activities During the Day, Such As When They Exercise.
- A New Study Says That People Who Work Out at The Same Time Every Day Improves Cardiovascular and Lung Health as They Age.
Over The Past Few Years, Researchers have come to have Better Understanding of How the Body’s Circadian Rhythm Impacts Overall Health.
Past Studies Show That Disrupting The Body’s 24-Hour Sleep/Wake Cycle Can Negatively Impact A person’s ability to Think and Focus, and Can Potentially Increases their Risk for Several Health Conditions, Including Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, OBESITY, OBESITY Sub Cancers.
In Addition to Regulating When You are Awake Or Sleeping, The Circadian Rhythm Also Defines The Times You Perform Activities During the Day Such As When You Go To Work, When You Eat Different Meals, and When You Exercise.
Previous Research Shows That Circadian Rhythm Can Impact a Person’s Exercise Performance and Recovery Time. A DISPRUPTED SLEEP/WAKE CYCLE CAN ALSO CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE BODY’S ABILITY TO REGULATE TEMPERATE, AND CAUSE HORMONALLY FLUCTUNATIONS, WHICH CAN ALSO IMPACT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
NOW, A New Study Published in the Journal Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise Reports That People Who Out Out at The Same Time Event Day May Improves Impa Cardiovascular and Lung Health As They Age.
How Exercise Impacts CardiorespiRary Fitness Later In Life
For This Study, Recruited About 800 Older Adults with an Avege Age of 76 Years. Study participants were Asked to Wear Wrist-Worn Accelerometers for Seven Days to Measure Their Daily Activity, and Also Underwent Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Assess Their Heart and Lung Health.
“CardiorespiRary fitness is a Measure of How Well Heart, Lungs, and Muscles Work Together in Response to Exercise,” Karyn Esser, PhD, Professor and Chair of The Department of Physiology and Aging in the College of Medicine at The University of Florida, Senior Author of this Study Medical News Today.
“Higher Values Are Strongly Associated with Longer Lifespan and Lower Mortality Risks,” Esser Explanred.
The Study Also Evaluated The
“Walking efficiency provides an assume of how efficiently the body uses energy to walk forward,” Esser Note. “The More Efficient You Are, The Farther You Can Walk. It’s Another Measure of Fitness.”
Earlier, More Consistent Daily Activity Linked to Better Heart and Lung Health
At the Study’s Conclusion, Esser and Her Team Found That Participants Who Had The Most Activity During the Active Part of Their Day Relative to Their Daily Resting Time, and What Maximum Daily Daily Activity Happened Earlier In The Day, Were Correled To Better CardiorespiTatory Fitness And Walking Efficient
“We Found That Earlier Peak Activity Was Associated with Better Outcomes Even When You (Take) into action the amount of activity,” The Research Detailed. “This suggests that getting Moving Earlier in the Day Could provides Health Benefit. In Addition, We Found that the amplitude of the activity, or Amount of Activity During the Day Was Healthy, This Is Maybe Not Such A Surprise.”
Additionionally, Scientists observed that Better Health Outcomes were correlated to having a Greater consistent in Daily Activity Patterns, with the hyghest activity time time happening at the Same Time Eney Day.
“This was an interesting finding as, Again, We Took into account the amount of activity so This is saying that being consistent with your activity pattern is addional parameter of your activity that likely contribute to Healthy Outcomes,” Esser Said.
‘Earlier Time of Activity, Repeatability’ Important to Staying Healthy As We Age
To sum up, Esser Said that This Study Finds That Mainizing a Daily Program of Activity That Intetention to The Timing and Consistent’s consistent is important for Mainting Health As We Age.
“While We Are Living Longer, In General, We Are Not Living Healthier,” She explained. “So it is important to find Ways to Help People Mainin Or Improves Their Health While Aging, (To) Improve Quality of Life and Diminish The Impact of Age-Related Chronic Diseases.”
“We Suggest that the Earlier Time of Activity and Repeatability of the Activity provides benefits in addition to just the activity Alone,” Esser Continued. “Lastly, We proposed that the timing and reproducing of the activity are working with ur intrinsic circadian Clock system to maintain Health.”
“We are continuous to expand Our Clinical Study of Circadian, Or Time of Day Activity Behavior, With Other Outcomes Including Sleep, Pain, Cognition, and Mental Health,” She Added. “In Addition, My Lab Has Ongoing preclinical studies to determine more mechanistically how the Timing of Activity Impacts Health With Aging.”
Are Tailored Exercise recommended in Our Future?
MNT Had the Opportunity To Speak With Cheng-Han Chen, MD, A Board Certified Insteentional Cardiologist and Medical Director of the Structural Heart Program at Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA, About This Study.
“This Study Found An Association Between The Timing of Daily Physical Activity and Measures of Cardiopulmonary Fitness,” Chen Commented. “This suggests that we may eventually be uble to Better Tailor Our Exercise Recommendations in Order to Optimize The Physiological Benefits.”
“Getting regular exercise is an essential part of staying healthy as you get Older. As Our Population Ages, Strategies to Improve Physical Fitness May Help Us Reduces The Burden of Disease In Our Society. More Research Will Be Needed To Determine WHETHER INTENTIONALLY CHANGING AND OPTIMIZING THE Rhythm of Daily Physical Activity Will Lead to Better Health Outcomes. ”
-Cheng-Han Chen, MD
