Exercise Helps Lower Fitness Age
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2015 <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span>, 85 <span word="to">to</span> 89.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> 86 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> 44," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>."</p><p><span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="White">White</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="versatile">versatile</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pickleball">pickleball</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> 62 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 32 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="some">some</span> 5,000 <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biennial">biennial</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Pamela">Pamela</span> <span word="Peeke">Peeke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Ulrik">Ulrik</span> <span word="Wisloff">Wisloff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="calculator">calculator</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>' <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chronological">chronological</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p>
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