Exercise is making you age faster, new study suggests (gym, eating, runner)
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The study wasn't very convincing to me. Besides, exercise has more benefits that just living LONGER. Exercise provides a much better QUALITY OF LIFE than does a sedentary lifestyle.
I'm a senior citizen myself and I live in a retirement community with other seniors (generally 50+ but average age of perhaps 66 to 68). On a daily basis I can see how those who are fit have a much better quality of life than those who never get off their butt except to get something to eat.
I played pickleball today for nearly two hours with only one short 15-minute break. Many people who are 10, 15, or 20 years younger than me couldn't last 10 minutes on a pickleball court, yet they can waddle their way to the next "all you can eat" buffet. You won't convince me that the enjoyment they get from eating can match the enjoyment I get from being in shape and feeling good 24/7.
I saw this study on my phone today. I didn't bother looking at it. I went to my 50 year class reunion recently. I could post a group photo that disproves that study. No included in the group photo are at least 100 people who are no longer walking this Earth.
I saw this study on my phone today. I didn't bother looking at it. I went to my 50 year class reunion recently. I could post a group photo that disproves that study. No included in the group photo are at least 100 people who are no longer walking this Earth.
That's unfortunate and truly tragic ...but can you be certain of the cause of their demise?
That's unfortunate and truly tragic ...but can you be certain of the cause of their demise?
No, I can't be certain of the cause of the demise of the 100. But if I posted the group photo, it is quite obvious who has exercised over their lifetime and who has not.
The results of the study make sense to me. It talks about people that exercise "Too Much". I can totally see how that would be more wearing on the body and age it. Moderate exercise seems to bring the most benefits. It may not make the body as sexy but in terms of lifespan and aging it seems to be the right balance.
Results.— Among the entire cohort, 1253 subjects died. The hazard ratio for death adjusted for age and sex was 0.71 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62-0.81) in occasional exercisers and 0.57 (95% CI, 0.45-0.74) in conditioning exercisers, compared with those who were sedentary (P for trend <.001). Among the twin pairs who were healthy at baseline and discordant for death (n=434), the odds ratio for death was 0.66 (95% CI, 0.46-0.94) in occasional exercisers and 0.44 (95% CI, 0.23-0.83) in conditioning exercisers compared with those who were sedentary (P for trend, .005). The beneficial effect of physical activity remained after controlling for other predictors of mortality.
And well surprise, the findings are completely different than that article summarized. In fact vigorous physical activity was a better predicator of longevity than moderate physical activity which was better than being sedentary. No mention of "aging" at all, in fact how would you measure it? Wrinkles?
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...but can you be certain of the cause of their demise?
