it effectively turned sedentary 55-year-olds into 30-year-olds when viewed through heart activity monitoring equipment.
Being that heart disease is the leading cause of death for most people in the United States, and cardiac strength is inversely correlated with heart disease, it’s probably one of the most significant studies on exercise ever carried out.
I mean, different strokes for different folks I guess, so no judgement!
To anyone debating whether to get into exercise: This is anecdotal of course, but exercise has greatly improved my quality of life. Doing the exercising itself sucks, sure, but I am a firm believer that exercise not only builds up physical fitness, but also mental strength. I can move around easy, nothing hurts (except post-exercise muscle fatigue after a good lift- but even that is temporary and a different type of “hurt”), my body and mind feel fantastic almost 24/7, and I look younger than I am.
1000% worth the 3 hours of pain each week.