Cardiovascular Fitness and Death
A new study published (1) just showed that cardiovascular fitness was a predictor of mortality (or death) while body mass index appeared insignificant. This study was carried out on pre-diabetic and diabetic women. It basically showed that the more cardiovascaular fit a person is, the longer they will live. Now this doesn’t mean that weight loss isn’t valuable, but if you recall from two posts ago, weight loss reduces the risk of cardiovascaular disease. However, if one is having a hard time losing weight and let’s face it, some individuals are not going to lose weight, you can still help. Encouraging loved one’s to walk or even walking with them is going to help in keeping them here a little bit longer (or a lot).
1. Lyerly GW, Sui X, Lavie CJ, et al. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of all-cause mortality among women with impaired fasting glucose or undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Sep;84(9):780-6.
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