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Sustained Fitness Promotes Long Life

Sustained Fitness Promotes Long Life

Men who are physically fit in their 40s, and maintain that fitness level for a decade, reduce their risk of all-cause death by 30%. Fitness is considered to be a reliable objective marker of habitual physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted as a measure of overall obesity.  Duck-chul Lee, from the …

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Achieve Optimal Fitness by Calorie Reduction Plus Aerobic Exercise

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Lose weight and improve physique by a combined approach of cutting calories and engaging in regular exercise. To lose weight and improve physique, University of Wyoming (USA) researchers encourage a combined regimen of cutting calorie intake and engaging in regular exercise.  Enette Larson-Meyer and colleagues  enrolled 36 overweight men  and women in a six-month study …

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