Human study · Supplements / medicine · 16 Sept 2026
Thirty years of regular aerobic exercise tracked higher “vitality capacity” after 55
Source: GeroScience
What the research found
Study (small cross-sectional). Université Côte d'Azur researchers report in GeroScience on 39 healthy adults over 55 (mean ~64; no chronic illness). Nineteen had done aerobic activity ≥3 times/week for 30 years (≥2.5 h moderate or half that vigorous); 20 were inactive (≤75 min/week). Lifelong-active adults had higher vitality-capacity z-scores (+0.2, p.adj=0.009), mainly in the immune/stress domain: resting SpO2 96.8% vs 94.8% and heart-rate variability 49.9 vs 27.2 ms. Exploratory, n=39. Educational exercise notes, not a training prescription.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
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