Medicine: Sport benefits women more than men

Yes, where are they running? The Loriot cartoon, which has long since become a classic and in which this question is constantly repeated, could serve as a cheerful incentive for women to start their fitness program and exercise regularly. While it's a truism that physical activity several times a week has numerous health benefits, the benefits for women are apparently greater than for men if they devote the same amount of time to endurance sports. To put it another way: women manage to reduce their cardiovascular risk with significantly less effort than men, as Chinese researchers led by Jiajin Chen from Xiamen University show in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research .