Study: Real Benefit of Exercise After 50 Not Surviving But Thriving
Posted on 08/28/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments
News Roundups | Personal HealthIf you exercise in the hopes of reaching your 100th birthday, I’ve got bad news for you: A large new study of older adults found being physically fit after 50 was not associated with longer overall lifespan. It was, however, linked with less chronic disease — including heart trouble, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, kidney problems, lung cancer and colon cancer — as participants aged.
