Recent research indicates that women derive greater health benefits from exercise compared to men . A study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research analyzed data from over 85,000 participants in the UK Biobank, revealing that women need significantly less exercise to achieve similar cardiovascular benefits. Women who exercised for 250 minutes a week reduced their risk of coronary heart disease by 30%, while men needed 530 minutes to achieve the same benefit.

The study, led by Dr. Jiajin Chen from the Xiamen University Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases , found that women who met the recommended 150 minutes of exercise per week had a 22% lower risk of heart disease, compared to a 17% lower risk for men. The findings suggest that physiological differences, such as higher est

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