Sustained improvement in physical fitness in middle age may reduce mortality

It is not easy to develop a regular exercise habit, but the many benefits that exercise brings to the body are quite significant. However, if one does not develop good exercise habits in his youth, is it any use trying to remedy the situation in middle age?

According to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from Queen's University in Canada say people who maintain or improve their physical fitness for a certain period of time during middle age may have a lower mortality rate.

The authors recruited more than 6,000 men and women as subjects in the study and tracked them from April 1974 to January 2002. The average age of the subjects was over 40 years old at the beginning of the experimental tracking period. The follow-up results showed that compared with those who lost physical fitness due to lack of physical activity, those who maintained their figure or continued to improve their physical fitness for more than 4.2 years had a mortality rate that was about 40% lower.

The study was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings

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