Older women stronger, better coordinated and faster.
with the higher resistance they live longer. french women on top
age 75 were tested to see how fast they could walk
(speed), how many meat supports could they make (endurance), how many
could well balance each other (coordination), and the
pressure of your grip (strength). The women at the lower end of
scores for all four tests and for each test were in
increased risk of dying in the next four years (european magazine
of epidemiologyVolume 21, 2006).

Strength, speed, endurance and coordination are
measures of physical fitness, determined by how active you are and how
a lot of exercise you do. What you do now is more important than
what you did in your younger years. More than fifty years ago, a
One study showed that college football players die younger than their
non-athletic classmates. Data acquired many years later showed
that some hormones, such as insulin-like growth factor-1, help
muscles and bones to grow and make a person a better athlete.
However, these same hormones cause fat cells to fill with fat.
that increases the chances of a person developing diabetes and
heart attacks. Obesity is a major risk factor for premature death.
If athletes continue to exercise and are not overweight at
their later years, they are likely not at increased risk of
early death.

Any type of exercise can help control your weight and
protect your health. However, the out of shape people are the ones who
at increased risk of sudden death during exercise. if you’re out
fit, ask your doctor to perform a nuclear stress test to
determine your susceptibility to heart damage during exercise. Yew
passes the test, you must begin a supervised exercise
program today.