Results Strong evidence was found for an inverse association between MF and total and central adiposity , and CVD and metabolic risk factors .
Strong evidence was also found for a positive association between MF and bone health and self-esteem .
Conclusion The findings of this review highlight the importance of developing MF in youth for a number of health-related benefits
Background Physical fitness during childhood and adolescence has been identified as an important determinant of current and future health status .
While research has traditionally focused on the association between cardio-respiratory fitness and health outcomes , the association between muscular fitness ( MF ) and health status has recently received increased attention .
Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to evaluate the potential physiological and psychological benefits associated with MF among children and adolescents .
Association between muscular strength and mortality in men: prospective cohort study
Objective To examine prospect ively the association between muscular strength and mortality from all causes , cardiovascular disease , and cancer in men . Design Prospect i ve cohort study . Setting Aerobics centre longitudinal study . Participants 8762 men aged 20 - 80 . Main outcome measures All cause mortality up to 31 December 2003 ; muscular strength , quantified by combining one repetition maximal measures for leg and bench presses and further categorised as age specific thirds of the combined strength variable ; and cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by a maximal exercise test on a treadmill . Results During an average follow-up of 18.9 years , 503 deaths occurred ( 145 cardiovascular disease , 199 cancer ) . Age adjusted death rates per 10 000 person years across incremental thirds of muscular strength were 38.9 , 25.9 , and 26.6 for all causes ; 12.1 , 7.6 , and 6.6 for cardiovascular disease ; and 6.1 , 4.9 , and 4.2 for cancer ( all P<0.01 for linear trend ) . After adjusting for age , physical activity , smoking , alcohol intake , body mass index , baseline medical conditions , and family history of cardiovascular disease , hazard ratios across incremental thirds of muscular strength for all cause mortality were 1.0 ( referent ) , 0.72 ( 95 % confidence interval 0.58 to 0.90 ) , and 0.77 ( 0.62 to 0.96 ) ; for death from cardiovascular disease were 1.0 ( referent ) , 0.74 ( 0.50 to 1.10 ) , and 0.71 ( 0.47 to 1.07 ) ; and for death from cancer were 1.0 ( referent ) , 0.72 ( 0.51 to 1.00 ) , and 0.68 ( 0.48 to 0.97 ) . The pattern of the association between muscular strength and death from all causes and cancer persisted after further adjustment for cardiorespiratory fitness ; however , the association between muscular strength and death from cardiovascular disease was attenuated after further adjustment for cardiorespiratory fitness . Conclusion Muscular strength is inversely and independently associated with death from all causes and cancer in men , even after adjusting for cardiorespiratory fitness and other potential confounders
Results Strong evidence was found for an inverse association between MF and total and central adiposity , and CVD and metabolic risk factors .
Strong evidence was also found for a positive association between MF and bone health and self-esteem .
Conclusion The findings of this review highlight the importance of developing MF in youth for a number of health-related benefits
Background Physical fitness during childhood and adolescence has been identified as an important determinant of current and future health status .
While research has traditionally focused on the association between cardio-respiratory fitness and health outcomes , the association between muscular fitness ( MF ) and health status has recently received increased attention .
Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to evaluate the potential physiological and psychological benefits associated with MF among children and adolescents .