Fit Is Where It's At, Even If You're Fat
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Fit Is Where It's At, Even If You're Fat
| Wed, 12-05-2007 - 11:45am |
Fitness, Not Fatness, Predicts a Longer Life
Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In the quest for a longer life, a new study suggests fit is where it's at -- even if you're fat.
Overweight and obese seniors who were physically fit outlived their contemporaries -- even thin ones who weren't physically fit, the researchers said.
"Cardio-respiratory fitness is a strong determinate of mortality in older men and women," said lead researcher Steven N. Blair, a professor at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health.
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I sure hope this is true! Looks like that is where I am headed...fit but could lose a few lbs.
Grace
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