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“We don’t see the promise of the four-hour work week reaching society. I don’t expect AI to change that”

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Every technological advance brings the same promise: fewer work hours, more leisure time and a less stressed life for employees. It happened with the steam engine, with the computer and with the arrival of the internet. Now it’s up to the AI ​​to take charge. that collective illusion. Sam Altman, the man who more has pushed This wave with ChatGPT has just spoiled the party. He did it in a talk with host Ti Morse, on the podcast ‘Relentless‘. There he made a devastating statement: the founder of OpenAI does not believe that AI is going to bring the four-hour day. Not even now, nor ever. A promise that is never fulfilled. “For a long time, technology has promised people that they will work less and have a lot of free time,” Altman said. He acknowledges that this has been partly the case. Today we have more leisure and a better quality of life than decades ago. But that’s where the consolation ends for the dedicated employees. “For some reason, we never see the promise of the four-hour work week reach society on a large scale. And I don’t expect AI to change that,” the manager said. In itself it is a powerful phrase, but it is even more so coming from the founder and CEO of the company that has most promised to change work. as we know it. A game of comparisons. Why doesn’t it happen? According to Altman, human nature itself is to blame. “We always want more. We think of new things to do, to create for others, to wish for ourselves,” Altman justified. “It’s like a comparison game. People focus a lot on how they are doing relative to others.” That’s the key, according to him. Productivity does not translate into restbut in new goals. “I think we are all going to be much busier than we thought in a post-superintelligence world,” the manager concluded. “We will continue to complain, but secretly we will be happy.” Competition, he says, drives the economy and he doesn’t believe that will stop. What is already happening in the offices. The data, for now, give him some reason. a study of Harvard Business Review confirms it. After eight months observing a US technology company, he found that AI does not simplify work. Expand it and modify the processes. The report Work AI Indexfrom the Glean Institute, goes further in its conclusions. Workers spend an average of 6.4 hours per week just doing make AI work well: check errors, relaunch prompts, clean results. They call it “botsitting“Almost 70% admit to having submitted AI-generated work without reviewing it first. Not everyone thinks like Altman. On the other hand, Altman’s statements contradict what OpenAI itself recently published in its report Industrial Policywhere proposes just the opposite: 32-hour days without touching the salary, thanks to the so-called “efficiency dividends” that AI brings. Bill Gates is also among the supporters that AI will be a key piece in the arrival of the reduction of working hours. In a talk with host Nikhil Kamath, the millionaire founder of Microsoft assured that “you’ll be able to retire earlier, work shorter work weeks.” Jamie DimonCEO of JPMorgan, and Anthony Scaramucci also talk about three- or four-day weeks in the coming decades. The human that survives. Meanwhile, the technological labor market no longer aspires to reducing working hours, but rather to not continue losing jobs. According to Layoffs.fyimore than 200,000 people have lost their jobs so far this year in the technology sector. Altman himself recognized that many companies were using the AI as an excuse to apply the staff cuts that were carried out after the overhiring of 2021 and 2022. Altman, however, believes that certain aspects of human work are not going away. In his speech he used a curious metaphor: cooking for others. “You’re not creating much economic value in the world, but it shows love. I think people will continue cooking and eating together long after robots can cook just as well.” The four-hour day may still be a myth, but at least we will have the kitchen homemade. In Xataka | Sam Altman: “I’m glad I was wrong about this, I thought cutting jobs would have had more impact by now” Image | Flickr (World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz), Unsplash (Annie Spratt)

Experts already fear an extraordinary heat wave next week

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“This is brutal. The main models would be hinting at a possible extraordinary Heat Wave next week with maximums of +45ºC and even other values ​​that I dare not mention,” the words of MeteoBadajoz speak on their own. In recent days, the bad news continues to accumulate. It is true that, “for now, it is better to wait, but the insistence is such that it is beginning to be very possible,” continued. And he is right. Let’s see why. What has happened? Since the AEMET weekly prediction points to temperatures above usual for next week, the dispersion of the models has been reducing. That is to say, what was a possibility begins to become a more than plausible scenario. The important thing right now is to distinguish what we know and what we don’t. What do we know? Today, in the words of Roberto Grandathere are already things that we do know: that “38-40 °C will be reached again in many areas” and the heat wave thresholds will be “comfortably” exceeded. What we cannot know is the temperature it will reach, where it will affect precisely and how many days it will last. These doubts are still so strong, in fact, that the two major models do not agree. While the American GFS sees a general and very intense wave, the European GFS concentrates the extreme heat in the eastern half of the peninsula. Be that as it may, it seems that it catches us completely. What we can expect. If the forecasts are confirmed, this extreme heat event would fall on a country (and a continent) that is already experiencing an extraordinary summer: it would be the third heat wave in a month, with the Mediterranean at 26.63 °C (2.6 degrees above normal) and after the second warmest June since 1961. In fact, mortality (as estimated by MoMo of the Carlos III Health Institute), would have amounted to 1,682 attributable deaths since May 1; around 500 of them alone during the five days of the second wave. But weren’t we going to the cold? Just a week ago, the networks were filled with maps that promised “the end of the heat” and we explained why they had to be read with caution. Now we have confirmation of our reading: a 15-day scenario cannot be confused with a prediction. And now what? Now we have to wait for confirmation. In the coming days, the uncertainties will disappear and we will have confirmation (or ruling out). In previous waves, special notices came about four days in advance. Whatever happens, one thing is clear: summer is looking really bad. Image | Meteociel In Xataka | Neither London nor the United Kingdom: the NASA map that reveals where the grayest sky in Europe is

“With two or three days a week changes are already noticeable”

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The arrival of the sixth decade of life is usually accompanied by an alarmist message about inevitable physical decline, with all the health problems that entails. To be able to deal with this, the important thing is to start exercising as soon as possible, and when you reach this age it is not necessary to go to the gym every day or subject your body to exhausting sessions. The science. Scientific evidence and clinical experience converge on a much more accessible point, which is the possibility of strength training two or three days per week, since it is the optimal threshold to generate structural, functional and perceptible changes in a short period of time. The experts. The physiotherapist and therapeutic exercise specialist Agus Oliver recently explained it in an interview for Infobae, making clear that with two or three days a week you can already notice important changes if the work is well planned. According to his clinical experience, the success of the intervention does not lie in leaving destroyed after hours of continuous effort, but in executing programs of between thirty and forty-five minutes consistently. This moderate frequency also allows the introduction of complementary disciplines such as Pilates, which adds body control and mobility to the gain of strength, without overloading the patient’s joint structures. The tests. This perspective is deeply rooted in the strictest international guidelines. Here the WHO itself, in a physical activity guide published in 2020points out that for older adults it is essential to accumulate between one hundred and fifty to three hundred minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week. But to this recommendation they add that strength training of large muscle groups during two or more days a week provides substantial additional benefits in fall prevention and functionality. Two points that are fundamental when you reach a certain age to maintain good autonomy. Rest is essential. Given the idea that more minutes of exercise means physical improvement on a linear scale, the American College of Sports Medicine point to the need to respect about 48 hours of rest between sessions that involve the same muscle group. In our country, the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology joins this consensus and explicitly endorses that strengthening the muscles two or three days per week is the most effective strategy to optimize walking, facilitate the use of stairs and drastically reduce the risk of accidents, recommending not working the same area on consecutive days. a study published by the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2025 pointed out directly that traditional strength protocols, carried out precisely at those frequencies of two or three days a week, are capable of improving knee extension strength by up to 46%. Additionally, multicomponent programs increased the distance covered in the six-minute walk test by more than 13%, while interval training improved maximum oxygen consumption by almost six percent. We are talking about measurable clinical changes in a matter of weeks, which restore autonomy to patients without the need to impose unacceptable routines. Images | Center for Aging Better In Xataka | Muscle as medicine: this is how strength training protects your heart, your brain and your life expectancy

I have earned more than 600 euros in a week just doing surveys. I’m not sure it was worth it

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There are many websites and apps that almost promise that you could get rich using them. All of them are a scam or at most a monstrous exaggeration of the money you can really get with them. Despite this, I admit that I like to investigate what they can really offer, like when I was there for several months using apps that said they would pay you just for walkingand that has led me to find Prolific, a survey website with which I have managed to get more than 600 euros in a week. Of course, I’m not sure it was worth it to me. Some of you may remember that a few years ago there was a lot of talk about Prolific because a TikTok video made it so popular suddenly the results it gave became unusable. And it is a platform where different universities, institutions or private companies carry out all types of surveys and market studies that their users can respond to. What exactly is Prolific? Of course, not everyone can sign up for Prolific, since there are people who have been on the waiting list for years and They have never been accepted. For my part, I don’t remember exactly when I tried it for the first time, but in the summer of 2024 was when they gave me access and I started using it sporadically, finding all kinds of studies during this time. As confidentiality is usually requested, you will understand that I do not go into any of them in depth. I have no doubt that there are those who have tried other survey websites or apps and have fled due to the low remuneration they usually offer. Not to mention the ones where you’ve answered a bunch of questions and they suddenly disqualify you without giving you a cent for the time spent. That doesn’t happen in Prolific. (Unsplash) Prolific itself has set a minimum of 6 dollars per hour of time spent answering the surveys. Many times it is paid above that amount and adjustments are also made after the fact if the actual average time used by the respondents causes the average to drop below those $6. Only Paypal is used for payments and all surveys are also paid in dollars or pounds, which means that when you convert it to euros you lose a small amount. It is not something that completely changes the experience, but it is always better to be transparent. Oh, and you can only take one survey at a time, so forget about trying the trick of filling out several at a time, since that option doesn’t even exist. A fundamental part of Prolific is answering all the questions About You, since the surveys arrive according to the person’s profile, which means that there will be those who receive many more surveys than others. There the main competitive advantage is being from the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, which leads to users who earn more than $1,000 per month consistently. I do not live in any of those countries, which means that the number of surveys that I receive is much lower. Despite this, I have already completed more than 800 approved surveysalthough there is one type of study that shines above the rest – without them it would have been impossible to earn more than 600 euros in just 7 days – but we will get into that later. In addition, the surveys have limited places, so do not expect to be able to answer them later. Either you do it at the moment or say goodbye to them. In fact, you can try to do it as soon as it arrives, but you may be left without access to it because other users get ahead of you, which in the last three months have had more than 300,000 active participants. It is what it is, you will not lack volunteers if you pay well and the effort is not especially great. Therefore, it is best to always have Prolific open in a tab of your browser and it never hurts to also use the extension in which you can activate it to alert you audibly every time a new study arrives. It is not a guarantee that you will arrive first, but it makes your job easier if you are available at that moment to spend a few minutes. The main requirement for respondents is to offer honest answers and take what they ask of you seriously. Therefore, if you suffer several rejections they can freeze your account forever, so don’t fool around to get a little more money. And it doesn’t hurt to keep track of which pollsters are more reliable, which has been created even a website to serve as a guide at that point. The importance of artificial intelligence As I said before, I have answered surveys of all kinds, from giving my opinion on a product promotion campaign to helping university students in the study they are carrying out, but where the money is really in is in the surveys linked to artificial intelligence. Phelim Bradleyco-founder and CEO of Prolific, came to announce recently that the company had just had a week with revenues of 10 million dollars in that period, while six years ago they did not even reach that amount in an entire year. In that announcement he also made it clear that “verified human signals are becoming critically important in an AI-first world. They are necessary to train models, evaluate models and agents.” It is not at all a coincidence that this coincided with the arrival of a flood of surveys related to artificial intelligence in which you could have to choose between two videos, two sound sources or simply determine to what extent the resulting video has correctly followed the introduced prompt. The point is that in those cases the hourly payment went up to 20 dollars per hour – and in exceptional … Read more

Next week the 2,400 W Parkside pressure washer arrives at Lidl that will leave your terrace like new

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With the arrival of good weather, fine-tune the exterior areas of the house It becomes one of the mandatory tasks almost every weekend. If you are tired of scrubbing the garden floor, the terrace walls with the brush, or spending money at the car wash to clean the car, in next week’s Lidl brochure we have found a device that will help you do this. It is about the Parkside 2,400 W pressure washerwhich will go on sale in physical stores next Friday, July 3 by 89.99 euros. Although if you don’t want to wait, you can now buy it on the Lidl website. Parkside pressure washer 2,400 W The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Competing at this price with Lidl is impossible for the vast majority of brands. But if this Parkside cleaning device runs out, on Amazon Prime Day you have this one available Bosch Home and Garden pressure washer with 120 bars and a power of 150 W reduced to 91.99 euros. Bosch Home and Garden High Pressure Washer, High Pressure Cleaner, 1500 W, 125 Bars The price could vary. We earn commission from these links An ideal cleaning tool for removing stubborn dirt. The true hallmark of this pressure washer is its motor with 2,400 W of power, which powers a aluminum high pressure pump Specially designed to offer great durability and resistance to corrosion. This technical combination allows reaching a maximum pressure of 170 bars (with a very solvent continuous working pressure of 115 bars). This means that it has enough strength to lift moss embedded in the stone, clean the joints of exterior tiles or remove grease from the car without straining. In addition, it offers a maximum flow rate of 500 liters per hour, an ideal water volume to speed up cleaning large surfaces without it becoming an eternal task. It can also be noted that this pressure washer comes with seven interchangeable bulbsdetergent tank and a 10-meter anti-twist high-pressure hose. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: offer for lidl’s parkside 2,400 W pressure washer today ✅ THE BEST High pressure aluminum pump: Unlike many cheap pressure washers that use plastic components, this model has an aluminum pump. It is a key technical detail because it resists heating, wear and corrosion much better. The “all-inclusive” accessory kit: It does not require spending extra money on accessories. It comes standard with a vario nozzle, rotating turbo nozzle, detergent bottle and a generous 10 meter anti-twist high pressure hose. ❌ THE WORST Exclusively domestic use… Although it has a lot of power on paper, its overall and internal components are designed for moderate-duration home cleaning sessions. It is not recommended for intensive professional or commercial use. Volume and storage… With a weight of around 11.5 kg (with accessories) and considerable vertical dimensions, it requires a fixed space in the garage or storage room to store it. Although it includes wheels and cable supports, it is a cumbersome machine. 💡 BUY IT IF… You want to clean tiles, remove moss from stone paths, wash fences or clean blinds quickly and comfortably. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You need a machine to work continuously for several hours a day on facades or industrial warehouses, you will have to make the leap to professional ranges with water-cooled induction motors. Other pressure washers that may interest you Bosch High Pressure Washer UniversalAquatak 135 (1900 W, pressure: 135 Bar, max. flow: 410 l/h, in Box) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Stanley SXPW24BX Pressure Washer The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Webedia and Parkside (Lidl) In Xataka | Safety, organization and entertainment gadgets and accessories for cars on long trips In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes

This week the bootidae arrive, the slowest and most unpredictable meteor shower that exists

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If we think about meteor showers and the summer of the northern hemisphere, possibly the only one that comes to mind is the perseids. Without a doubt, it is the most famous of all, that is indisputable. But it’s not the only one. Right at the beginning of the summer period we can also enjoy the bootidas, a very special meteor shower for being, possibly, the most unpredictable of all. Don’t stop looking at the sky this week. The Booties can be seen crossing the sky between June 22 and July 2, although its peak takes place between June 22 and 30, normally the 27th. That is why it is recommended that this week we look at the sky, especially during Saturday night, when the peak is most likely to occur. And hopefully also an explosion. A variable number of meteors. We usually know how many meteors per hour we will see with a meteor shower. For example, the Perseids usually leave between 50 and 100 meteors per hour. It is quite a spectacle, which still pales in comparison to the December Geminidswhich can reach 120-150 meteors per hour. The bootidae, on the other hand, only give us 1 or 2 meteors every hour. We should be very focused on the sky to be able to see them. However, from time to time they experience outbursts in which a number of meteors comparable to those of the Perseids can be reached. The last of these outbreaks took place in 2004 and it is not known when the next one will be. That’s why it’s such a special occasion. The explanation. When comets and asteroids pass near the Sun, they often leave behind a cloud of debris caused by various reasons, but especially by the sublimation of the ice that they usually have on their surface or their core (in the case of comets). That cloud floats in space, usually in a defined place. Therefore, when the Earth revolves around the Sun, it always encounters these clouds at the same time of year. As it crosses our atmosphere, debris burns, giving rise to small fireballs streaking through the sky. Those are meteors or, as we know them colloquially, shooting stars. If there is a planet near the orbit of a comet or asteroid, can exert a gravitational effect on its debris, preventing it from being distributed homogeneously. That’s what happens with booties. They come from the debris of comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, strongly influenced by Jupiter. In their case, instead of leaving a homogeneous cloud of debris, these are formed into dense threads, so that the Earth each year encounters a point of different density. Some of those threads are well studied. For example, it is known that the thread that led to outbursts in 1916, 1998 and 2004 could leave another outburst in 2037. However, there may be other unidentified threads that leave outbursts in other years. Maybe this 2026? Other information that makes it special. Another reason why bootida rain is so special is the meteor speed. While the Perseids fly across the sky at 59 km/s and the Geminids do the same at 35 km/s, the Bootids They move at 18 km/s. They are much slower, so if we manage to see them, we will enjoy them much better. We’ll have more time to make a wish! Yes, scientifically it is useless, but we have all caught ourselves trying to do it at some point. How to see them. To see the meteor showers, you basically have to follow the same steps as to see any meteor shower. It is best not to use telescopes or binoculars, since we will not know where to point. The ideal option is Find a place well away from light pollution and fix our eyes on a point in the sky until our eyes get used to the darkness. The radiant of the Bootes is, as its name indicates, the constellation of Bootes. That means that this is the place in the sky where shooting stars seem to be born. However, they can come from any point. The important thing is that: fix your eyes and get your eyes used to it. As for the time, the ideal is to start searching after midnight, at least in latitudes close to the Spanish one, since that will be when they will be seen high enough in the sky. If there is no explosion, there won’t be much to see, but what if there is one and we don’t try to go out and look? Better to be bored than to regret not having tried. Image | Michal Mancewicz (Unsplash) In Xataka | Meteor showers, planetary alignments and lunar phases: all the astronomical events that we have in view

A single programmer, simple mechanics, crappy graphics and Paint interface. And he has earned ten million in a week

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Characters that are generic puppets, aseptic to the point of being experimental, elements in the sets that seem to come from a free library for programming learners, an interface that has completely renounced any hint of design or usability and that seems to come from a ‘Paint’ type application… ‘Meccha Chameleon’ has, however, almost ten million dollars earned in one week on Steamand the only reason is not its extremely low price. The milestones. On June 9, Japanese developer lemorion_1224 launched the game on Steam at a price of only $4.99. Today it has sold more than two million units, that is, it has earned about ten million dollars. Discounting the 30% that Valve keeps, the developer has made 6.9 million in less than a week. And it’s all the work of this solo programmer, in approximately two months. How to play. The central mechanic of ‘Meccha Chameleon’ is simple: at the beginning of each round, some players hide and others look for them. The difference with other hide-and-seek games is that hiders can paint themselves to blend in with their surroundings, like chameleons do (sometimes with hilarious results that content creators are fond of). exploiting thoroughly). The more elaborate the camouflage, the harder the player will be to detect. That is, the ability to replicate the pattern of a wallpaper or a painting comes into play. Those less skilled with the brush have another option: look for dark corners of the map where uniform camouflage is sufficient. The precedent. The game collects ideas from ‘Prop Hunt’, a mode that was born in the mythical and highly cult ‘Garry’s Mod’, and that was later incorporated into franchises such as ‘Call of Duty’. The mechanics are the same: some players start as hunters, the chameleons hide, and those who are discovered go to the opposite side. An option can be activated with which those hidden whistle from time to time to give clues about their position. What is original about this new iteration of the idea is the layer of paint that allows for more effective camouflage. But… who is Lemorion_1224? Certainly not a newcomer. This developer had been experimenting for years with hiding mechanics within ‘Fortnite Creative’, the development platform integrated into ‘Fortnite’ that allows you to publish your own modes and accumulate players at no cost. Among these There is a game where players hide by making themselves extremely thin and another where they disguise themselves as NPCs. Lemorion_1224 has also experimented with mechanics inspired by ‘Dead by Daylight’ and ‘Peak’. ‘Meccha Chameleon’ is, therefore, the distillate of several years of testing. Friendslop it. Meccha Chameleon belongs to what in recent years has been called “friendslop”: cheap games, with a very simple, even tacky, visual finish, designed to be played in a group and shared on social networks. That is, games like ‘Peak’, ‘Lethal Company’ or ‘REPO’. The common denominator is the price (below six dollars in most cases), the viral potential and an approach that can be explained in thirty seconds. But to say that ‘Meccha Chameleon’ is part of a viral trend is to understate it: it had a peak of 200,000 simultaneous playerssomething that many AAAs never achieve. ‘Meccha Chameleon’ is another of the very triumphant successes of the medium that reminds us that issues such as graphics or technical neatness are completely accessory aspects to generate fun. In Xataka | This game has been programmed by only one person, and it is already being talked about as one of the great shooters of the year

“If a person over 70 years of age walks 20–30 minutes five days a week, benefits are already obtained”

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In 1965, a Japanese company launched a pedometer on the market called Manpo-Kei. That is, a “10,000 step meter.” That is the first time in history that the idea of ​​10,000 steps appears and, for years, many have wondered where that figure came from. The answer is, according to Japanese researchersfrom nowhere: they chose that number because in Japanese (万) is similar to a man who walks. That is, the most repeated advice about walking was born in a marketing meeting and not in a laboratory. Therefore, it is essentially a lie. Especially if you are over 70 years old. 70 years? What happens to those over 70 years of age? Not only has it dismantled the myth of 10,000 steps, it has shown that older people are capable of “capturing” the benefits with many fewer steps (around 6,000). Hence some coaches, as Rafael Hidalgoensure that it is enough to walk half an hour five days a week to obtain the cardiovascular, mobility and well-being bonus. and it’s true: at these ages there is a non-linear dose-response. Walking more does not bring more benefits. It is also true that, after 70, walking is not enough. The trend we fight against. Sedentary lifestyle in Spain is greater the older the person is. If we look the National and European Health Surveys (1987-2020) The highest prevalence of this sedentary lifestyle occurs among those over 65 years of age. In fact, if we analyze the data in detail we see that, even in those people who do not have limiting pathologies, there are high rates of sedentary lifestyle and overweight that lead to a poor perception of health. The bottom line is that it is something relatively easy to solve. Beyond accumulating steps. After 70, the goal cannot be adding steps. Or not only that. Any training or physical activity plan must optimize one thing: remain functional. That’s why, The WHO asks those over 65 years of age several linked activities: balance exercises, strength exercises at moderate intensity three times a week and 150 minutes a week of aerobic activity. Combine these types of exercises reduces the risk of falls by up to 23% (which are one of the main problems as we age). Additionally, as far as we know, it has positive impacts on mobility, mood, and sleep quality. Image | Age Cymru In Xataka | The trap of walking for the sake of walking: “Japanese walks” are much more effective than your daily hour-long walk

It is the most faithful recreation of a Viking battle in history, in a film that you can watch for free on streaming this week

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There is a sequence in sensational viking epic ‘The man of the north where the attackers move in columns, not in lines, as the Vikings actually fought. Any other production would have ignored that detail, but its director Robert Eggers remained faithful to reality. Now you can check it out for free and until June 19 on the platform RTVE Play. Historian William Short analyzed the combat in the film, evaluating how faithful the film’s depiction of battles was, and gave it a 9 out of 10 for historical accuracy, recognizing that the depth of Eggers’ research is reflected in the attention to these types of details. From Viking combat techniques to the credibility of the costumes, weapons and rituals of the time. For comparison, Short was much less generous with the 1958 classic ‘The Vikings’ with Kirk Douglas, to whom he gave just a 5 out of 10 for historical accuracy. Short’s starting point was precisely that battle formation in columns: the Vikings did not advance in long lines along the battlefield, and in the film three very characteristic advancing columns are distinguished. But his successes go further: Short also examined the figure of berserker played by Alexander Skarsgårdand although the nature of the berserkers remains somewhat mysterious, sources document that they went into a battle frenzy, howling like wolves and biting at their shields. As for the language, Eggers did not opt ​​for the usual English in these productions. He worked with Icelandic linguist Haukur Þorgeirsson to reconstruct Old Norse in ritual scenes and chants, taking poems written in medieval Iceland and reinterpreting them into what would have been the pronunciation of his time. In short: a must-see film for devotees of Nordic culture that is worth claiming, especially considering that it was a failure at the box office with just 69.6 million in worldwide receipts. In Xataka | Today on Netflix: the first stop-motion film made in Mexico arrives with the seal of Guillermo del Toro

Science confirms how many minutes of weight training per week reduce the risk of mortality

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For decades, when we thought about doing physical exercise, our minds almost automatically went to get older. cardiovascular activity. Running, swimming or cycling have been star recommendations to keep the heart healthy and extend life expectancy. Or at least live with a better quality of life. However, little by little we are normalizing the need to prioritize strength exercises at any age. How long. This is one of the big questions that anyone who needs to quantify the amount of exercise they do per day can ask themselves. There are clear recommendations, such as walk one hour a day at a brisk pacebut in strength we were quite orphaned. Now a new and monumental analysis has come to put exact figures on what until now were general recommendations, establishing a precise time window to maximize our years of life. What has been seen. The finding comes from a large observational study which has had 147,374 participants and exhaustive follow-up that has extended up to 30 years. Its good results have been published in the magazine British Journal of Sports Medicine. And when it comes to lifting weights or doing resistance exercises, intuition could dictate that “the more, the better”, but human physiology provides more limited metrics. The study data found that spending between 90 and 119 minutes weekly in resistance training routines was directly associated with lower overall mortality. In other words, spending between an hour and a half and two hours a week working our muscles is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause. We have to be adjusted. What is truly revealing about this study lies in what happens when those 120 minutes are exceeded of weekly exercise. Anyone might think that the longer the time, the less likely you are to develop a major disease, but the reality is that above this time the benefits seem to stagnate. This shows that maximum efficiency is achieved in that limited period of time, demystifying the need to spend endless days in the weight room to obtain many more protective advantages at the metabolic level that allow us to extend our life a little more or make it of a higher quality. You have to combine it. Although strength training shines in this study, abandoning cardiovascular exercises would be a profound mistake. Here the research group itself pointed out that combining strength exercises with aerobic activity offered the best possible results, since this duality confirms that a hybrid approach dramatically maximizes long-term survival benefits. It’s backed up. In the past there were reviews that explored the relationship between training and mortality, this being one more that gives it much more strength so that it ultimately continues to be recommended for consultation to anyone, regardless of age. Because exercise here does not understand age, and strength exercise can be for the youngest, but also for the elderly who need to preserve their muscle to have a better quality of life in their last years of life. Images | Anastase Maragos In Xataka | In the fever to train strength, the gym has faced competition: more and more people train on the street

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