I keep encountering research that directly or indirectly provides good reasons for practicing Taekwondo. So, instead of posting a thread unique to a research study, literature review, or meta analysis each time I find it, I thought I'd start a thread that addresses any research that I (or others) come across, whether those studies are old or new.
Here's an older literature review that I just found: LEE, I.-M. Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Data from Epidemiologic Studies. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 1823-1827, 2003.
An abstract can be read at: http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/A...tivity_and_Cancer_Prevention_Data_from.7.aspx
According to the review, "The data are clear in showing that physically active men and women have about a 30-40% reduction in the risk of developing colon cancer, compared with inactive persons. Although the data are sparse, it appears that 30-60 min·d[SUP]-1[/SUP] of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is needed to decrease risk. There is a dose-response relation, with risk declining further at higher levels of physical activity.... With regard to breast cancer, there is reasonably clear evidence that physically active women have about a 20-30% reduction in risk, compared with inactive women. It also appears that 30-60 min·d[SUP]-1[/SUP] of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is needed to decrease the risk of breast cancer, and that there is likely a dose-response relation."
So, if Taekwondo is practiced moderately to vigorously for a half an hour to an hour a day, the risk of colon cancer is reduced by 30-40% for men and women and the risk of breast cancer is reduced by 20-30% for women. Good to know!
Cynthia
Here's an older literature review that I just found: LEE, I.-M. Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Data from Epidemiologic Studies. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 1823-1827, 2003.
An abstract can be read at: http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/A...tivity_and_Cancer_Prevention_Data_from.7.aspx
According to the review, "The data are clear in showing that physically active men and women have about a 30-40% reduction in the risk of developing colon cancer, compared with inactive persons. Although the data are sparse, it appears that 30-60 min·d[SUP]-1[/SUP] of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is needed to decrease risk. There is a dose-response relation, with risk declining further at higher levels of physical activity.... With regard to breast cancer, there is reasonably clear evidence that physically active women have about a 20-30% reduction in risk, compared with inactive women. It also appears that 30-60 min·d[SUP]-1[/SUP] of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is needed to decrease the risk of breast cancer, and that there is likely a dose-response relation."
So, if Taekwondo is practiced moderately to vigorously for a half an hour to an hour a day, the risk of colon cancer is reduced by 30-40% for men and women and the risk of breast cancer is reduced by 20-30% for women. Good to know!
Cynthia