Someday, God willing, you’ll be pretty old. I hope to be. In fact, I plan to be the best conditioned retiree in my non-assisted living community. I intend to age gracefully, but not prematurely.
Do you think 60 is old? How about 68?
Let’s play a game. Let’s say there were two groups of ten 60-year old guys (if you’re a woman, just humor me here for a moment and I’ll explain why very soon). The first group is tested and considered to be at a “low” fitness level. The second group has a completely different lifestyle and, using the same test qualifies as “very highly fit”.
Eight years later, five of the first group is still alive. But nine of the second group are still kicking.
Which group would you rather be in?
A friend and former client of mine sent me a link to a story about this scenario based on a study featured in an American Heart Association journal. Check it out and then you might want to share it with a friend or two (or ten):
Do you think 60 is old? How about 68?
Let’s play a game. Let’s say there were two groups of ten 60-year old guys (if you’re a woman, just humor me here for a moment and I’ll explain why very soon). The first group is tested and considered to be at a “low” fitness level. The second group has a completely different lifestyle and, using the same test qualifies as “very highly fit”.
Eight years later, five of the first group is still alive. But nine of the second group are still kicking.
Which group would you rather be in?
A friend and former client of mine sent me a link to a story about this scenario based on a study featured in an American Heart Association journal. Check it out and then you might want to share it with a friend or two (or ten):
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