Your Fitness Today Predicts Heart Disease 40 Years from Now
In two separate studies, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the Cooper Institute in Dallas analyzed fitness levels for more than 66,000 people. Over all, the research showed that a person’s fitness level at midlife is a strong predictor of long-term heart health, proving just as reliable as traditional risk factors like cholesterol level or high blood pressure.
Full article on heart health predictions based on fitness levels.
These are very important studies. The results are sobering.
I agree this is important. Also, the results are very intuitive.
That reminds me of Mickey Mantle’s famous quote…
People who are fit today are in better health tomorrow than peole who are not fit today. I’m supposed to be surprised by this result?
I agree. Makes sense.