| In 1490, Ponce de Leon set out to find
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| | two miles at the same pace every day, you
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| the fountain of youth. He didn't find it,
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| | will not improve and you will not be very
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| and now, more than 500 year later, the
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| | fit. However, if you run faster on one
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| only mechanism ever found to prolong life
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| | day, feel sore on the next day, and then
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| and delay aging is exercise. There is no
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| | run slowly until the soreness disappears,
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| data whatever to show that antioxidants,
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| | and then run fast again, you will be able
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| vitamins, or anything else prolong life.
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| | to run faster, become more fit on every
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| All tests that are used to measure aging
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| | measure of fitness, and also test better
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| really measure physical fitness. A fit
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| | on the tests that measure aging.However,
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| 70-year old will score younger on aging
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| | with increased intensity comes increased
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| tests than an out-of-shape 20 year
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| | risk of injury. So, before you start an
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| old.Scientists measure aging with a test
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| | intense exercise program, and before you
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| called VO2max, your maximal ability to
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| | start lifting heavier weights, running
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| take in and use oxygen. Studies from Ball
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| | faster, jumping, higher, throwing
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| State University, Courtland State,
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| | further, hitting a tennis ball harder, or
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| Washington University in St. Louis and Mt
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| | doing anything that requires increased
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| Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee show
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| | intensity, check with your doctor. The
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| that intense exercise maintains fitness.
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| | only problem with this recommendation is
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| People who do not exercise lose 15
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| | that the odds are overwhelming that your
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| percent of their fitness per decade,
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| | doctor won't know very much about sports,
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| those who exercise at low intensity lose
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| | training, or improving physical fitness.
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| nine percent, while those who exercise
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| | But you should at least check with him or
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| intensely barely lose any fitness at
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| | her to see if you have a condition that
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| all.In the 1930s, Fred Wilt was an
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| | can be aggravated by hard exercise. Also
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| Olympian distance runner. At age 50, he
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| | remember that older people can't train
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| was able to run two miles in less than
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| | intensely very often. You may have to
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| ten minutes. Those of you who run
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| | wait two to ten days between hard
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| competitively know that this is a
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| | workouts.Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio
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| magnificent time and that there are very
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| | talk show host for 25 years and
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| few high school runners who can run
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| | practicing physician for more than 40
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| faster than that. He was able to run a
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| | years; he is board certified in four
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| 9:40 two mile on training of only five to
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| | specialties, including sports medicine.
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| seven a week, by alternating almost
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| | Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness
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| flat-out 200 meter runs with jogging
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| | and health reports at weekly newsletter
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| until recovery.Increasing intensity makes
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| | on fitness, health, and nutrition.
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| you fit. If you go out and jog the same
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