When it comes to health and longevity, cardiorespiratory fitness, measured by VO2 max, is a better marker than BMI, according to new research.
New research shows that fitness level is more important than bodyweight when it comes to cardiovascular health and mortality. The meta-analysis found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels had significant benefits for health, no matter what BMI category participants fell into.
This study builds on a large body of research over the past three decades that underscores the importance of fitness over fatness.”In this review, researchers did attempt to overcome some methodological shortcomings of previous studies, which tended to lack female representation, he told Runner’s World. Even with that adjustment, the results still held.
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