Lower your risk of stroke after 65
Physical fitness in middle age may lower your risk of stroke after 65 Physical fitness A recently published study has found that physical fitness in middle age could decrease an individual’s chances of stroke post-65. Dr. Ralph Sacco, chairman of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said that it has been becoming more and clearer that healthy mid-life behaviors bear fruits as we age, and decrease our chances of contracting cardiovascular disease and suffer a stroke. Dr. Sacco wasn’t involved in the study. Researchers analyzed roughly 20,000 adults in their mid to late 40s, and discovered that the fittest had 37% decreased risk of suffering a stroke after 65, in comparison to the most unfit. Fitness’ protective effect stayed even after the researchers considered stroke risk factors, including high blood pressure, type-2 diabetes and an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Lead researcher Dr. Ambarish Pandey, a cardiology fellow at ...