Cancer, Walks and Walking

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Lack of exercise is considered a risk factor for cancer. There is considerable evidence that inactivity is associated with increased risk for

Colon Cancer.
Lung Cancer.
Breast Cancer.
Prostate Cancer.

In the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, more than 32,000 people (25,000+ men and 7,000+ women) were given a preventive medical examination that included a treadmill exercise test to measure physical fitness. They were assigned a physical fitness score, with one being the lowest and five being the highest fitness level.

Then these people were followed for an average of 8 years. During this time, 179 men and 44 women died of cancer.

Data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study show lower reates ofr cancer with highher levels of phiysical fitness.

This study showed that maintaining a higher level of fitness, which walking can help you do, improves your odds of not getting cancer.

Studies from the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas suggest that men with high fitness levels are less likely to die of cancer.

Fit and Fat?

The Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study also found that fitness level was more important than weight in predicting longevity in a large group of men, some of whom were quite large. While results confirmed that fit and normal-weight is the ideal combination, researchers found that men who were obese but performed well on the treadmill performance had just a slightly increased all-cause mortality rate, including cancer, compared to the more slim men. The fat, but fit, men significantly outlived the slim, but flabby, men.

These statistics called for a recommendation for the overweight: The first health goal for the overweight should be to become as fit as possible at their current weight.

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