The name of John Scharffenberg Don’t tell us much. But it is convenient to pay attention to what this doctor, nutritionist and professor at the University of Loma Linda (USA) has to say about longevity.
And not for havingicenciada by the Harvard University School of Public Health or for being director of an institution such as the Pacific Health Education Center (Bakersfield, California) but because at 101 years he can speak with more property than the majority.
During the last weeks an intervention of 2023 is being shared more or less frequently in which he shared 7 fundamental keys to increase life expectancy and The first one is none other than physical exercise.
Such is its relevance that, according to Schaffenberg, a person is able to live more for the mere fact of moving even if he has overweight or any pernicious habit like smoking. “If you do not exercise you will die before. For every hour of exercise you will live three more hours ”, Zanja in the interview granted to Doug Batchelor, from Amazing Facts.
Doctor Abellán: “It seems to me a very powerful message”
This message, as we said, has caught the attention of many people, as is the case of Dr. José Abellán, an interventionist cardiologist who develops his professional work at the Santa Lucía University General Hospital in Cartagena (Murcia).
“At 101 years of age, Dr. John Schaffenberg, doctor and nutritionist, graduated from Harvard University and a professor at the University of Loma Linda, Share the importance of physical exercise. It seems to me a very powerful and real message, ”says the disseminator of health -related issues through their social profiles (@Docttorabellan).
“He states that people who have unhealthy habits, but who exercise regularly, will live more than the healthiest people who do not exercise. In addition, he points out that for every hour of physical exercise, they earn up to 3 hours of life. I subscribe this message“, Adds the specialist.” It comes from the interpretation of data from an epidemiological study conducted with 17,000 former students of Harvard University, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1986 “.
“But more recent studies establish the effort ratio: benefit in 1: 7. And it is that for little you do, train something will always be better than staying on the couch”, Concludes Dr. Abellán.
-But yes, the words of Dr. John Schaffenberg are not the result of an occurrence or improvisation since science has demonstrated by active and passive than Physical exercise is perhaps the most decisive aspect to enjoy a long and full life.
In addition, it is convenient not to despise your opinion and experience because there is also the circumstance that its activity lives and develops in Loma Linda, a town in California that is part of the so -called blue areaswhich are places that gather a series of similar characteristics related to habits and that cause their people to be especially long.
Issues such as the way to connect and relate to others, how to make sense of their own existence, lead an active lifestyle based on low intensity activities such as walking or growing a garden, or adhering to a diet based on natural products, season and proximity, are some of the pillars that according to the journalist, writer and explorer of national Geographic, And Buettnerresponsible for putting these regions on the map, make possible the miracle of the longevity of its inhabitants.
Álvaro Piqueras is an expert in sports and in the last five years he has specialized in fitness, nutrition and other health issues. Try to keep up with new research and trends in the fields that dominates to rigorously share the training routine that can inspire a change in your habits, the properties of foods that should be part of your diet or scientific findings that can improve the physical and mental well -being of people like you.
He began his career in local and regional media of the land of Don Quijote, specifically in Albacete. From there he made the leap to national media after an enriching passed through a wonderful independent advertising agency with the name of the Beatles Song (Gettingbetter), although he always kept his journalistic vocation intact.
Hence, he pursued his dream of working for one of the country’s main editorial groups such as Hurry, Vocento and now also Hearst. You may have read in the digital version of the newspaper AS, addressing countless themes, or in ABC and other headwaters and magazines of the group developing Branded Content reports for large brands, multinationals and institutions. And if you have not had the occasion, this is time to do it in Men’s Health and Runner’s World.
How could it be otherwise, he confesses to be a lover of sports and since he has tried disciplines as disparate disciplines, football, basketball, tennis, cycling or swimming. Sometimes feeling the adrenaline of the competition, and others simply enjoying the benefits of physical activity. He has now given him for functional exercises and boxing because he is certain that the bag is unable to return his blows.
Bachelor of Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Alicante, also has specific training in RRSS management and management, strategic planning and graphic design. Lately, he has entered the universe of generative artificial intelligence applied to journalism, but swears and perjure that he does not use it professionally because, among other considerations, he continues to enjoy every word he writes after 20 years of experience in the communication sector.
