[Graeme]

Exercise won't halt decline aging brings

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')uesday, July 26, 2005
Exercise can't hold off the effects of aging, but it can improve an elderly person's chances of hanging on to an independent lifestyle, researchers said, citing a new study that brought both good and bad news.
A treadmill test given to different age groups showed that as people aged, their aerobic capacity -- the amount of oxygen consumed while exercising -- declined at higher rates with each passing decade, whether they exercised or not. Yet those who exercise still end up ahead, he said, because their aerobic capacity was higher to begin with. "Having a higher aerobic capacity translates into being more fit," Fleg said.

[I_Like_Plants]

Some, OK many, 20-30 years old people in the US are so overweight and sedentary that many 50 and 60 year olds who simply get out and walk and are fairly active are far healthier than them.