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Running for Their Lives: jocks vs. nerds

Chapters 8 and 9

Chapter 8 of The Longevity Project explores the relationship between physical activity and longevity. Interestingly, after being evaluated at age 11, the overall activity level of the Terman participants remained constant throughout their lives until a general decline around age … Continue reading

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Ch 8 & 9

In chapter 8, the researchers analyzed the effects of exercise on health. Termites were analyzed on a MET scale. They found that Termites that were active children grew up to be active adults. Fairly universally, Termites decreased in physical activity … Continue reading

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Ch.8 & 9

Ch.8 discussed exercise’s effect on longevity.  While one would assume this to be a cut and dry “exercise more and live longer” that isn’t the case.  The chapter made the same connection that has been nagging at me for a … Continue reading

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Chapter 8 & 9

I was not surprised by most of the details of Chapter 8. It discussed how finding hobbies to stay active in more important than simply training for a marathon. This continues to play into the theme of the individualization in … Continue reading

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Chapters 8 & 9

Chapter 8 discusses the effects that exercise and activity levels may have on life expectancy. I found this chapter to be pretty inconsistent, though. It seemed like the authors were trying to avoid taking a firm stance–to avoid offending people–so … Continue reading

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Chapter 8 and 9

Chapter 8 sought to determine whether physical activity was very important to health and longevity. The researchers found out that participants’ activity levels remained stable throughout their life. In addition, they discovered that popular children grew up to be more … Continue reading

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Chapters 8 & 9

I was particularly struck about the subsection of chapter 8 titled “Marathonlessness Is Not a Disease.” In this section, the authors discussed the ways that research can be exaggerated to overestimate illnesses. The section outlines the way that hypersensitivity to … Continue reading

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Longevity Project Chapters 8 & 9

In chapter 8, I found it interesting that personality can be an indicator of whether someone is active or not. The book says that children who were more sociable and liked being in large groups generally grew up to be … Continue reading

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Chapters 8 and 9

In chapters 8, the authors discuss how fitness effects health. Unsurprisingly, they found that physical fitness positively affects health by lowering many the likelihood of many chronic diseases. What was surprising, however, was that the individuals have different levels of … Continue reading

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Chapters 8 & 9

Chapter 8 explores the common conception that exercise leads to longer and healthier lives. While this is true, what makes the statement true is having consistency with exercising. Furthermore, there are other external factors, like having a healthy diet, that … Continue reading

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