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Sex Difference in Participation in Muscle-Strengthening Activities

BACKGROUND: Previous data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate men are more likely than women to participate in muscle-strengthening activities (e.g., resistance training). However, a recent review by Rhodes et al. concluded there is no reliable sex difference i...

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Autor principal: Nuzzo, James L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32995338
http://dx.doi.org/10.15280/jlm.2020.10.2.110
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description BACKGROUND: Previous data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate men are more likely than women to participate in muscle-strengthening activities (e.g., resistance training). However, a recent review by Rhodes et al. concluded there is no reliable sex difference in participation. The purpose of the current paper was to review population-level surveys of participation in muscle-strengthening activities to clarify if a sex difference in participation exists. METHODS: Keyword searches (e.g., “resistance training participation”) were performed in PubMed and Google Scholar to identify papers that surveyed a general adult population (N > 1,000) and reported an outcome of the proportion of the population meeting recommendations for “muscle-strengthening activities” (i.e., ≥ 2 times/wk) or participating in resistance training. RESULTS: Sixteen studies from 6 countries met the inclusion criteria. Irrespective of the measure of participation, population-levels of participation were typically higher in men than women. More men than women met recommendations for muscle-strengthening activities in England (men 34%; women 24%), Finland (men 18.1%; women 16.4%), Northern Ireland (men 25%; women 14%), Scotland (men 30%; women 25%), and the United States (men 34.8%; women 25.8%). For Australia, some studies showed no sex difference in participation, whereas other studies showed greater participation among men. CONCLUSION: A sex difference exists in participation in muscle-strengthening activities. Low participation rates in both sexes indicate efforts to encourage participation in men and women are warranted. The results also highlight the need for rigorous definitions of “participation,” as the lack of such definitions explains the mixed results reported previously.
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spelling pubmed-75028922020-09-28 Sex Difference in Participation in Muscle-Strengthening Activities Nuzzo, James L. J Lifestyle Med Short Communications BACKGROUND: Previous data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate men are more likely than women to participate in muscle-strengthening activities (e.g., resistance training). However, a recent review by Rhodes et al. concluded there is no reliable sex difference in participation. The purpose of the current paper was to review population-level surveys of participation in muscle-strengthening activities to clarify if a sex difference in participation exists. METHODS: Keyword searches (e.g., “resistance training participation”) were performed in PubMed and Google Scholar to identify papers that surveyed a general adult population (N > 1,000) and reported an outcome of the proportion of the population meeting recommendations for “muscle-strengthening activities” (i.e., ≥ 2 times/wk) or participating in resistance training. RESULTS: Sixteen studies from 6 countries met the inclusion criteria. Irrespective of the measure of participation, population-levels of participation were typically higher in men than women. More men than women met recommendations for muscle-strengthening activities in England (men 34%; women 24%), Finland (men 18.1%; women 16.4%), Northern Ireland (men 25%; women 14%), Scotland (men 30%; women 25%), and the United States (men 34.8%; women 25.8%). For Australia, some studies showed no sex difference in participation, whereas other studies showed greater participation among men. CONCLUSION: A sex difference exists in participation in muscle-strengthening activities. Low participation rates in both sexes indicate efforts to encourage participation in men and women are warranted. The results also highlight the need for rigorous definitions of “participation,” as the lack of such definitions explains the mixed results reported previously. Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine 2020-07-31 2020-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7502892/ /pubmed/32995338 http://dx.doi.org/10.15280/jlm.2020.10.2.110 Text en © 2020 Journal of Lifestyle Medicine This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32995338
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