Martial Arts Over 40

Alive and Kicking!

  • HOME
  • Fitness
    • Weight, Diet and Nutrition
    • Injuries
  • Inspiration
    • Alive and Kicking
    • Beginners Corner
    • Readers’ Stories
  • Recommended
  • About
  • Facebook
Study Shows Significant Health Benefits Of Martial Arts For Middle-Aged

Study Shows Significant Health Benefits Of Martial Arts For Middle-Aged

February 12, 2022 By MAO40 Staff

There have been many studies over time looking into the benefits of training in martial arts. A group of researchers decided to take another look at fitness levels of middle-aged Soo-Bahk-Do practitioners and compare the results to sedentary peers. The results are very promising and really do highlight the significant benefits of continuing to practice martial arts even though things get harder as we age.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study looked at 18 people matched for age and sex. Nine who do Soo-Bakh-Do, and nine sedentary.
  • The Soo-Bakh-Do group significantly outperformed the other group in terms of cardio, balance control, flexibility, stamina, and strength. They also had less body fat than the sedentary group.
  • It is clear that middle-aged people, and their health professionals, should be aware that training in martial arts can benefit the fitness of middle aged people.

The primary finding of this study was that middle aged adults whose only exercise programme is SBD, who have participated at least twice a week for at least three years display greater cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, and balance, and less body fat than matched healthy sedentary subjects

Read more: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/2/143

Related posts:

Alive and Kicking #11 – Medical Study Proves Martial Arts Benefits Are Wide-Ranging, and A Full Body Assessment Middle-aged can reverse heart risk with exercise, study suggests – BBC News Over 40s – Amazing Benefits From Doing Martial Arts Alive and Kicking #18 – Martial Artist vs Couch Potato – And Ip Man (The Movie)

Filed Under: Blog

OLD FARTS MARTIAL ARTS

Come and join our Facebook Group "Old Farts Martial Arts". It's a closed group so anything you share in the group stays in the group.

A great bunch of like-minded people with similar goals, fears and challenges!

Click here to join.

Recommended

Mark Cook – “The Perfect Age”

In an online discussion a while back a person lamented to me, "I always … [Read More...]

Knowing Your Motivations Before Martial Arts Training

Undergoing martial arts training has a lot of advantages. In fact, many … [Read More...]

Just earned my black belt

Learning How To Fly – My Test For Black Belt – Kristina Selting

The first email I got from Kristina Selting was soon after she found … [Read More...]

Contact Us | Terms | Privacy Policy