Exercise for Longevity: Study breakdown shows incredible results
“Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2707428 “Cohort study of 122 007 consecutive patients undergoing exercise treadmill testing, cardiorespiratory fitness was inversely associated with all-cause mortality without an observed upper limit of benefit” The methods used to quantify cardiorespiratory fitness was a MET on treadmill testing Patients would go on a treadmill slow to begin with and over time the incline and speed of the treadmill gradually increased until the patient stopped because of fatigue or inability to tolerate symptoms The data around their max speed and incline was used to estimate MET’s which are metabolic equivalents 1 MET represents energy expenditure at rest An increase in MET represents increased energy expenditure (ex. 2 MET’s = energy expenditure twice that at rest) Patients were then assigned...