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Exercise, health, and aging: a need for more information. 1983
1Department of Preventive Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|May 1, 1993
Summary
Current evidence does not support strenuous exercise for long-term health benefits or slowing aging. More research is needed to understand exercise
Area of Science:
- Exercise physiology
- Gerontology
- Preventive medicine
Background:
- Moderate exercise is crucial for maintaining cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal health.
- Preliminary evidence suggests exercise may benefit coronary artery disease, diabetes, and hypertension.
- Theories exist that strenuous exercise might accelerate aging through metabolic and hormonal changes.