Modest Fitness May Extend Lifespan
People who stay even moderately fit as they age may live longer than those who are out-of-shape. A study by Sandra Mandic, from University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand), and colleagues studied 4,384 middle-aged and older adults whose fitness levels were assessed via exercise treadmill tests between 1986 and 2006, then followed these subjects for nine years. When the researchers separated the participants into five groups based on fitness levels, they found that one-quarter of the least-fit men and women had died during the study period, as compared to 13% of those who were slightly more in-shape. Among adults in the most-fit group, only 6% died during the follow-up period. Overall, the five groups showed little difference in their reported exercise habits over their adult lives, but there were marked differences in physical activity levels in recent years. The team urges that: “Since it is recent physical activity that offers protection, it is important to maintain regular physical activity through life.
Mandic, Sandra; Myers, Jonathan N.; Oliveira, Ricardo B.; Abella, Joshua P.; Proelicher, Victor F. “Characterizing Differences in Mortality at the Low End of the Fitness Spectrum,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(8):1573-1579, August 2009; doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31819ca063.
Health Headlines
upcoming Events
U.S. Events
congresses
fellowships
-
Aesthetic Medicine Module I
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 9-10, 2009 -
Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine Modules I, II, III & IX
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 10-12, 2009 -
Preventative Medicine, Nutrition & Sports Medicine Module I
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 9-11, 2009 -
Fellowship in Preventative Medicine, Nutrition & Sports Medicine Module III
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 11-12, 2009
symposium
-
Advanced Hormone Symposium
Chicago, IL | Oct. 8-10, 2010
VIDEO: Brain Age Workshop
Dr. Eric Braverman, Director of The Place for Achieving Total Health
(PATH Medical), Chairs the
Brain Age Workshop taking place Dec. 9, 2009.
Held in conjunction with the Winter Session of the 17th Annual World
Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies.
The Brain Age Workshop features presentations on Brain Mind Assessment
via Neuropsychological Analysis, Movement Deficiency Syndrome,
Hormones and the Brain, Nootropic Drug Mechanisms, and Traumatic Brain
Injury. View this video to learn about Dr. Braverman’s brain-based
model of aging and age modulation.
International Events
- Mexico City | Jan. 15-17, 2010
- Milan | Mar. 18-20, 2010
- Kuala Lumpur | Apr. 29 - May 2, 2010
- Jakarta | May 2010 (pending)
- Bucharest | May 2010 (pending)
- Seoul | May 2010 (pending)
- Melbourne | Aug. 21-22, 2010
- Dubai | Oct. 26-27, 2010
- Bali | October 2010 (pending)
- Mainz-Frankfurt | Nov. 8-10, 2010
- Sao Paulo | Nov. 12-14, 2010
- Shanghai | November 2010 (pending)





