There are many reasons to start running in autumn – the cooler temperatures and lower humidity are ideal conditions, for starters.
But if you need a bit more motivation, this might help: new research suggests that decades of aerobic activity could keep us more resilient in our old age.
The study, published in GeroScience, took a look at what happened to people’s bodies after years of cycling, swimming, and jogging.
As it turns out, these activities seemed to boost their “vitality capacity” as they aged.
What is “vitality capacity”?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes intrinsic capacity as “the composite of all the physical and mental capacities that an individual can draw on at any point in time”.
Vitality capacity, meanwhile, Read Entire Article
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