Research Article

The Effect of Very High versus Very Low Sustained Loading on the Lower Back and Knees in Middle Life

Table 5

Compendium of continuous sports participation for the previous five years of Torah scholars versus soldiers.

Sport ActivityTorah ScholarsSoldiers
No. of ParticipantsHours/WeekNo. of ParticipantsHours/Week

Running ( 5 Km runs)00134.6
Running (≤5 Km runs)0021.5
Road or mountain biking00122.6
Swimming1481.9
Basketball0062.8
Calisthenics/weight lifting23.341.7
Tennis/sQUASH0020.8
Wind surfing0014