Previously, Physical Activity Staves Off Aging: Get Out There! described work relating physical activity to aging as measured by the lengths of telomeres in white blood cells. A new study has extended this to telomere length in heart muscle, a significant measure of heart health. So this provides even more reason to hit the gym or hit the road running or biking.
Here are two articles describing the work:
Endurance training may have a protective effect on the heart [2017]
Maryland Study Shows that Exercise Protects the Heart’s DNA Structure
Here is a link to the published research:
All the links have been posted in both Physical Exercise and Aging
