Evidence keeps building that exercise can preserve telomere length, thus keeping cells young, and in theory, slowing aging. A German study looked at several groups, both young and old – some didn’t get much exercise, and some got crazy amounts of exercise, running upwards of 45 – 50 miles a week. They found that among [...]
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Exercise may preserve telomeres, prevent aging
Chalk up another potential benefit to endurance training – a German study showed that physical activity in distance runners activated the enzyme telomerase, which helped preserve telomeres. Telomeres are described as “protective caps on the chromosomes that keep a cell’s DNA stable but shorten with age.” Researchers are calling the study “direct evidence” that physical [...]