Physical Activity Benefits as we Age

For years, both and out of school, I have been told of all the benefits of physical activity (and the consequences).  A study published by Cooper et al., which was conducted over 53 years (monitoring the leisure and physical activity time of men and women over their lifetime), concluded that adherence to physical activity at a younger age helped decrease health risks later on in life.  This study may be too late in being published since the chronic benefits of physical activity have been understood for years, but this is simply a good read.

A Lifetime of Physical Activity Yields Measurable Benefits as we Age

ScienceDaily (2011-08-24) -- The benefits of physical activity accumulate across a lifetime, according to a new study. Researchers examined the associations of leisure time physical activity across adulthood with physical performance and strength in midlife in a group of British men and women followed since birth in March 1946.