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January 5th, 2011 | 
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Higher Exercise Capacity Equals Improved Survival in Older Adults
Michael O’Riordan
August 17, 2010 (Washington, DC) — Exercise capacity is inversely associated with all-cause mortality in older men, according to the results of a new study [1]. The survival benefit was observed among individuals able to participate in moderate daily exercise, such as brisk walking, report investigators.
"Most health benefits are evident at fitness levels of greater than 5 [metabolic equivalents] METs," lead investigator Dr Peter Kokkinos (Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC) told heartwire. "Now, those benefits are graded, so that the more exercise you do, the greater the survival benefit."
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