Being able to do more than 40 push-ups slash the risk of heart disease and strokes by 96%
A study found that men who could bang out 40 in one go had a 96 per cent reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
BEING able to do more than ten push-ups cuts the risk of heart disease and strokes, say scientists.
A study found that men who could bang out 21 to 30 in one go lowered the threat of cardiovascular disease by about 75 per cent.
And those who could do more than 40 slashed their risk by 96 per cent.
Even those doing as few as 11 were found to have better heart health compared with those who struggled to do ten.
Researchers concluded that showing a GP your press-ups is more revealing than a treadmill test.
It is the first time the exercise has been used to predict future cardiovascular problems.
The US study began in 2000 and involved 1,104 firefighters with an average age of 39.6.
They were monitored for ten years with 37 ending up with CVD symptoms. All but one were in men who completed 40 or fewer.
The study’s author Dr Justin Yang said in Boston, US: “It could be an easy, no-cost method to assess CVD risk.”
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