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FoundMyFitness · May 28, 2024 · 112m
How Exercise Prevents and Reverses Heart Aging
Dr. Benjamin Levine discusses how with the right exercise protocol, people who were sedentary most of their lives can reverse up to 20 years of heart aging. The heart is remarkably plastic even in middle age — but the window closes after 65.
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Levine: a 2-year exercise program in sedentary middle-aged adults reversed cardiac stiffness to levels matching adults 20 years younger. But the same protocol in adults over 65 produced minimal benefit — the heart becomes too stiff.
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VO2 max is the single strongest predictor of lifespan — stronger than any lab test
Levine: cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 max) predicts all-cause mortality better than cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, or any other single biomarker. Improving VO2 max by one metabolic equivalent reduces mortality risk by 12%.Was this useful?