Why women 'need less exercise than men' | BBC Global
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- There is a gender gap in just how much exercise we need for healthy hearts - and this gap favours women.
In this episode of Health Decoded, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom explores the ways exercise benefits women more than men.
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Men, women, we all should get a lot more exercise than we currently do.
Don't speak for others. You might be lazy, others work out daily.
@@CordeliaWagner1999 idk. You sound kinda crazy.
@@CordeliaWagner1999 that mentality is why we have a healthy crisis.
@@francisquebachmann7375 Do I sound spacey? Srry my thoughts are a bit racy.
@CordeliaWagner1999 the root comment meant a more general sense as most people are out of shape. If you are, then ignore it. We do need more poeople to start exercising
It is important to point out that there is a difference between aerobic exercise, and resistance training, also known as weight lifting. Also, this video covered only benefits related to heart health. How much aerobic exercise is needed for women to receive the benefits to the brain, immune system, bones, and so forth. While the heart is vitally important, so are the other organs.
Women burn 7 calories for every 10 calories a man burns. Time to address the gender weight gap.
Please include doi or full citation in description.
Yes please.
Well women can feel better about their emotional eating habits now. Don't turn down that bag of chips!
@@JimmyHeightprojecting much?
@@NoctLightCloud I don't eat bags of chips. I usually prefer 12 eggs per day and a nice juicy steak with a glass of milk
& call themselves BBW if they CBA to exercise 🏃♀️🏋♀️@@JimmyHeight
Life expectancy is longer for women regardless of exercise frequency.
Not really. If you had a man and a woman eat a terrible diet but the man burned off calories by exercising everyday while the woman sat on a couch and became morbidly obese, the man would live longer.
Longer, but not necessarily higher health quality. Women tend to suffer from more long term diseases than men.
@@annwe6 Probably due to the toxins in tampons. It has been discovered, in 2024, that tampons are poisonous. They contain poisons like arsenic and lead.
@annwe6 women are also much more likely to go to a doctor and seek medical attention for any given reason and tend to work less laborious and hazardous jobs (like construction) and also women consume less nicotine and alcohol overall compared to men. One could argue the quality of life in terms of health isn't that much different 1 way or the other.
@@davidterrell1242 Women are more likely tp spend more time on childcare and household duties - even when they're also working. Women do more emotional labor at home and at work. Women are more likely to do equal work for less pay. Women are more likely to be the victims of SA, DV and/or un-alived by their spouses. Women also face sexism on the daily, which affects their mental health through harassment, discrimination, or an internalized sense of inferiority. They may also pay more for everyday items, such as toys, clothes, and protective gear, as well as for services like senior home healthcare. Male privilege is real. Enjoy it.
Men and women are different, who'd have thought
That still doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be equity
But nice try tho
@@Commentator488 I'm all for equality while respecting differences
@@pwalk4160
It’s called equity or fairness and it’s exactly what you just said
@@pwalk4160then that's not equality that's called cherry picking
Kinda like male & female tennis 🎾 players getting paid the same in grand slams despite playing different numbers of sets. Wimbledon only ended last week
Turns out men are the ones with bigger hearts
I always knew that 😅
funny thing though; women actually tested higher when it comes to wanting equality & making progressive decisions for society as a whole, as where men voted more selfishly
@@jalaaaahwomen want equality in areas where women cannot compete or do less work.
But women don't want equality where women are better.
Still you are confusing kindness with equality.
@@jalaaaahnot wanting progressivism is selfish?
@@jalaaaahmost women who claim to want equality cherry pick as and when it suits them. As we see with Wimbledon that only ended last week at grand slams male & female tennis 🎾 players get paid the same despite playing different amounts of sets. In Ukraine only men get conscripted for war (i haven't seen an pro western/pro Ukrainians speak out against this but I've come across many who support the war in general) , in male dominanted sports women are allowed to be professional but in female dominanted sports like netball men aren't allowed their own professional leagues , paternity & maternity leave is different, legally women can't be convicted of rape & women get lesser sentences for the same crime as men plus many other examples of inequality both legally & in terms of social attitudes but sure women (who say they are feminists) want equality & social progression as long as it suits them
My Mom was very active. So she never discouraged me from being active.
She was a real feminist for fighting against the gender energy gap
@@Ducktility You joke but for centuries it was considered unladylike to exert yourself in any kind of sport or be seen as a "tomboy"
@@mister_manager I see
@@mister_manager ppl haven't even been playing sports regularly for centuries (ppl only started to play regular organised sports in the mid to late 1800s) & netball was invented for women(as a ladylike sport)to play & even to this day men aren't allowed to play netball professionally only women are. In male dominanted sports women are still allowed to play professionally
Bottom line, men and women need to exercise more in general. One third cardio based and two thirds weights based or resistance based workouts. Doing this at least three times a week in conjunction with a sensible diet such as more fruit, vegetables, pulses, fish, lean meats and less processed or fast foods will deliver in spades. The country has a problem with obesity and the general population is literally moving much less. Get active, get engaged, look after your physical and mental well-being because nobody else will do it for you!
The way you framed this was poor and click baity
Is housework exercise accounted for?
Depends on your heart rate.
That explains pay gap 😂
So, I would say about half an hour 5 times a week for women?
How do they define exercise?
Did this study take into account the amount of extra activity women do in the home? Women are more likely to be scrubbing floors, vacuuming, moving furniture around to clean underneath, picking up things off the ground, and also stuff like walking children to school and appointments.
You're really reaching here
Yeah, but men are more likely to do construction, landscaping, roofing, etc. I happen to do landscaping ( along with my husband), exercise daily, maintain our gardens and yard, and do all the cooking and cleaning.
@@dawnkeckley7502 Domestic chores are something that pretty much All women do daily. Men aren't All working in construction or building around their house daily.
"Men are more likely to do construction..." maybe in general, but compared to the number of women doing housework, it's probably minimal.
@@dawnkeckley7502 the *majority* of men are not working physical jobs, but the majority of women in heterosexual relationships do the lion's share of domestic labour.
I think using public transportation everyday is equivalent to cardio exercise. We just need to do resistance training to prevent osteoporosis
Walk or ride a bicycle for cardio. Riding public transit is sedentary.
Running to catch the bus 😁
And eating a bag of Skittles is the equivalent of eating a salad.
How is public transportation cardio? Lol the whole reason I cycle instead of using public transport is because I consider public transport sedentary. So cycling at least 40 km a day to commute is baseline.
How is public transportation cardio? The whole reason I cycle instead of using public transport is because I consider it sedentary. You literally just sit the majority of the ride. So cycling for at least 40 km on average a day to commute is baseline for me personally.
This study is irrelevent now that we know we're all going to be replaced. What we really need to determine is do female AI's need as much exercise as male AI's?
AWESOME
300 mins per week=just over 42 mins....PER DAY
So? They aren't talking about weightlifting or anything. Just do some groceries by foot or bike and you are halfway there.
My Garmin smart watch keeps track of "Intensity Minutes". Working out close to maximum heart rate is effectively double the minutes. So, if you workout very intensely for 20 minutes per day or 40 minutes every other day, then you get the same (or more) benefits.
Exercise is very good for brain function, overall energy levels, mood, hormones, and self-esteem. I have found that when I workout more I'm significantly more productive in all other areas of my life, even though I'm spending quite a bit of time working out. My motivation and energy is higher, and I'm able to learn and think better.
Don"t worry my fellow ladies, its still a lot...
next: what is a woman😂
Oh no 😂
Wow that's so funny 👏👏👏
What about if you add weights to your cardio exercise to make it more strenuous like doing shadow boxing with 0.5-1kg dumbbells, using a weighted skipping rope or jogging 🏃🏿♂️ with ankle/wrist weights or a body vest on , does that reduce the amount of time you'd need to do cardio exercise to get the same benefits? 🤔
If size and strength are the reasons, then hummingbirds need almost nothing. 😂
(*I think size and strength are BS reasons. I think women do more housework.)
I wonder how stimulants impact the cardiovascular system of men vs women based on this info. You’d think because women have smaller hearts it would negatively impact them more, but if they need less exercise to stay healthy, and cardio makes your heart stronger, then maybe they have stronger hearts with all other lifestyle factors equal and can therefore handle more amphetamines/cocaine/caffeine/etc
@minarao1357 that doesn't make any sense , men can handle more exercise & all nutritional guides suggests that women need less food & the safe amount of alcohol & caffeine is less for women than for men. Just like with ppl on steroids the safe amount (before dying of a heart attack) is less for women than for men since it's all synthetic testosterone.
I'm glad we're finally graduating kindergarten and realizing gender differences lately
Why did she keep saying 'woman' instead of 'women'?
People are getting dumber
Because of patriarchy
At 1:19 I thought she was saying women, maybe it’s the accent?
So no mention on how estrogen is beneficial to the heart?
I knew this when I called Meghan Rice my accuser.
You see, I interpreted this in the opposite direction. Active women work out enough. Men work out need to work like at least 10% more. To have similar benefits.
But that doesn't speak for the general population. Which needs to work out more.
This is fantastic, I've just started to identify as a woman and already reaping the benefits
😂
"For once, the gap favors women"
Lame
30 minutes for 5 days is enough for women each week?
I'm exercising more than 1 hour for 4 days only
I'm also walking for 2 hours 6 days a week
That’s a lot!
"and for once, the gap favours women" this statement is toxic feministic and totally unnecessary. There are many more things tha the gaps favoured women like life expectancy, coping up with loneliness, finding a date etc etc
The study doesn’t say why, because it’s not specific enough for us to actually get any useful info. Are these trained individuals? Untrained? How many people in the study and for how long? What demographics? Where are these people from? What were their diets like, were they even monitored? They pump out these studies with no context and don’t bother to have statistics experts give their opinions on the methodology, but present the findings as ironclad truths to live by.
"And for once, the gap favours women?" Good Lord.
Uh have you seen the average size of women in the US lol? Idk man, we need to exercise more in a way that burns fat.
It's all in the diet. You can exercise all day long but if you can't eat right then you're fucked.
Women need to work harder to burn more fat because a healthy woman has slightly more fat than a healthy man would have.
We're not built for the stereotypical American lifestyle of car dependency and junk food for every other meal.
😂 it was 180 pounds last I checked. It’s bad over here
@@Imjustacatladyyep nobody outworks a bad diet. There's fitness youtubers who have tried eating the Nick Avocado diet & then doing a bunch if exercise & I think they calculated it would take a week to burn off what he eats in a day & that's obviously an extreme example
Women never go as hard as men in any exercise.
So? What is your point?
Well the gender gap has always favoured women in terms of longevity…
@mikew6840 especially in Ukraine
@@cryptocsguy9282 Can't get the joke. What do you mean?
@user-hv7eo5kt2t it's not a joke ,the point is the OP basically said that women live longer than men & by me saying Ukraine I'm referencing all the conscripted young men from Ukraine dying well before the age of 60 while women are allowed to freely leave tge country whenever they want for safety reasons, men aged 18-60 cannot leave.
This somehow feels like a scam….
Women exercise their mouths more, that needs to be factored in
What if your trans
Gonna provide sources at all?
Also what is this weird feminist framing of
"wow a "gap" that "favours" women, horray!" ... so juvenile
Lol you guys like to get mad at literally anything. That sounds depressing...
dude took it personally. Relax buddy
@@binabi Nah he is right. Time to call out the bs.
@@Hungabrigoo nah y'all are just too sensitive
@@binabia victim mentality is also an example of excessive sensitivity. There are numerous gaps that favour women yet such casual inaccuracies are often repeated and believed
No way it's the opposite. Look how easy it is to gain weight by mid 20s, pregnancy, aging, menopause. We need it. It's easier for men to be fit, a lot of them exercise since day 1.
For weight gain, diet is more the main factor. You can exercise until your heart bursts, but would never lose weight if you still eat McDonalds or Chinese takeaway regularly.
The video was about heart health, not weight loss
Its not about having a beach bod, its about cardiovascular health. Much more important.
@@hildaelson4203Actually you can lose weight on McDonalds as long as you're in a calorie deficit.
Looks like the best strategy for men would be to get rid of muscle mass. So cyberport must be really great, usually these folks have super skinny arms and legs. just don't push on junk food😂
Yet they require more exercise to be the same strength or speed level as a man.
This is literally so sexist 😂
It's also evolutionary genetics. Men, most throughout history, had to hunt and fight other men. When we shifted from hunter-gatherers to farmers, men did all that. That's why our bodies require more stimulus. But we are slowly evolving toward a different direction where survival of the fittest is no longer mainly physical. Soon, we'll all be able to meditate like trees and still be healthy. Then the koalas will take over and enslave us.
"Men had to hunt", so did women.
@susi8282 Sure, but in general, it was the men. Women, in general, were in charge of making and caring for the offspring. I'm sure there are always exceptions to the rule, but evolution doesn't lie. We're the proof of that pudding. I use "we" broadly. I come from a long line of aristocratic administrators and require just as little exercise as most women. My skin is considerably paler than my fellows, as my genes spent the better part of 1000 years weighing out rice and mandating civil construction from the inside of a cool indoor tatami room.
Those goddamn koalas!
Whatever.
“For ONCE the gap favours women…” You almost lost me, what about the prison gender gap, what about the gender homelessness gap etc?!?! 🤷♂️ Why do people say such stupid things, damn you BBC!
What is the point of this video and research it is citing?! I have not first of all being a fitness enthusiast myself come across anyone that is getting into the idea of exercising for the sake of longevity of life . People generally have very poor health due to modern lifestyle and so may begin exercise to lose weight or just to get more healthy. And those that take it to the next level just like the idea of challenging themselves and look better physically.
Are you saying that women do not need to challenge themselves or go crazy about fitness like what is the point of this video asking women to not push themselves or aim higher but just do enough! Please take down this stupid video.
What about trans men and trans women?
AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE NON BINARIES, AMIRITE???
Exactly. This advice for "men" and "women" is outdated, reductionist, essentialist and offensive.
My transgender boyfriend who was assigned female at birth, presents still as female and has not begun transition, would they benefit from more or less cardio?
He identifies as a man so should he do more cardio?
@asantos704
@@chrisryan9191 Trans men = female health advice, trans women = male health advice. Hope that clears your confusion
@@chrisryan9191 Let him find out himself.
Come on guys, yall need to still consider AMAB and AFAB as the crux initially
There we have it folks a woman says men are stronger on average :)
'Why women need less cardio' wouldn't have been quite as misleading a title but the video still would have been absolute shite all things considered.
0:15 " and for once, the gap favours women." well women never have prostate problems, estrogen protects women from boldness and other things so many things favour women.
Well because they are chunky, sweet little toads. Waddling around with their thick thighs, leggings and underdeveloped motor skills. ❤
What is the cod yiddish?! More woke BBC nonsense. Pay zero attention all those women watching, exercise is brilliant for everyone.