Posted on 04/15/2023 9:00:46 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
High fitness levels attenuate, but do not eliminate, the increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in men with high blood pressure, according to a research letter.
Jari A. Laukkanen, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues used data from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease study (2,682 men; ages, 42 to 61 years) to prospectively evaluate the relationship among systolic blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and cardiovascular disease-related mortality.
The researchers found that during a median 28.5 years of follow-up, for blood pressure alone, high blood pressure was associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.39). For fitness alone, a low versus high level of fitness was associated with an elevated likelihood of cardiovascular death (HR, 1.74). However, men with high blood pressure and low fitness had more than a doubled risk for cardiovascular death versus participants with normal blood pressure and high fitness (HR, 2.35). Compared with men with normal blood pressure and high fitness, elevated cardiovascular risk remained but was diminished in men with high blood pressure and high fitness levels (HR, 1.55).
"These findings add to the emerging evidence that achieving and maintaining the highest level of CRF during adulthood is important for lowering the risk of chronic disease outcomes as well as death, and the most effective way of doing this is through regular and increased physical activity or exercise training," the authors write.
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Who did not know this?
Fitness really helps with sleep, too (quality and duration). Probably a link between improved sleep and reduced CV events.
Agree with this 100%.
Has worked for me, and makes sense.
Keeping fit and eating right will allow you to have a good life.
The womens body positivity movement apparently does not know this. There is no such movement for men by the way.
This is the biggest “duh” ever
Low information voters or low IQ people have no clue. Just observe EBT card users in your grocery store.ost are obese. Food companies love them and control politicians in passing overly generous food stamp laws.
Only need mildly aerobic REGULAR exercise to avoid heart issues. I am living example at age 83. At age 55 I had chest pains after a good meal, panic attacks with racing heart, high blood pressure. Made serious life style change by quitting my lifetime security high paying job. Looks like might make it to 100 without heart issues if have the discipline to drag my butt to gym 4 days every week and do treadmill and light weights.
I had a good chuckle while reading your comment. I am 83 and may be 84 this year if all goes well. Apparently a person can be quite ill, physically impaired, etc., etc., etc. and still make it to 84. I plan on 90 years being my limit. It will an an interesting period of time/
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Works for me...my BP is around 127/68/79. at the gym twice a week...spokeshave at 81..aiming at 90.
Yeah, Im screwed and have know it for some time now.
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