Does the amount of PUSH-UPs predict a risk of Heart Disease?
- The answer is YES, according to an article published in 2019 in the JAMA Network Open journal.
- Participants who were able to complete > 40 PUSH-UPs had lower risk of Heart đŸ«€Disease as compared to individuals completing < 10 PUSH-UPs.
- This study included 1104 male fire fighters with a mean age of 39.6 years and BMI of 28.7. The follow up lasted 10 years.
- The authors concluded: 'The findings suggest that higher baseline push-up capacity is associated with a lower incidence of CardioVascular events. Although larger studies in more diverse cohorts are needed, push-up capacity may be a simple, no-cost measure to estimate functional status.'
- Link to the article below:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2724778
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