Absolute bed rest can be as harmful as 40 years of aging

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October 15, 2023

Absolute bed rest can be as harmful as 40 years of aging

Written by Adrián Castillo G.

Much of what we know about how our body adapts to physical inactivity comes from the study of Dallas. In 1966, Bengt Saltin, considered one of the pioneers in the physiology of the exercise, investigated five subjects who remained lying in a bed for 20 days. These participants were carried out for four decades. The findings revealed that absolute rest accelerates the aging process significantly.

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