Martial Arts Training Attenuates Arterial Stiffness in Middle Aged Adults

Conclusion: The middle-aged martial artists were more flexible in their trunk and hamstrings and had less arterial stiffness compared to the healthy sedentary controls. The flexibility component of martial art training or flexibility exercises in general may be considered as a possible intervention to reduce the effects of aging on arterial stiffness.
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research