Endurance training protects our hearts over time

What is the fountain of youth? Hmm… endurance training. Or so it seems.

In a new study older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts- and women fair better then men.

Our hearts suck up glucose while in a high energy activity- thus protecting our heart against an ischemic attack or lowered oxygen that would occur during a heart attack or similar event.  Think of it as protection. Get yourself on that treadmill and go, go, go!

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