“Right.... Then what happened to Jim Fixx?”
Jim Fixx should have died earlier than he did. He had blockages that were there before he was a runner.
I have run 3 marathons; last June my recent at age 54.
The human body was MADE to exercise. Not to sit around an be sedentary and overweight.
Extra weight is tied to just about disease out there. No thank you; I will take care of myself and be in charge of my own health. I desire to keep the doctors from poking and cutting me to fix a preventable disease.
My physical a month ago was a series of “those are great numbers” from the doc.
Well, George Burns lived to be 100 and he sure as hell wasn't on the treadmill everyday. Plus he smoked cigars daily.
You don’t have to be fat like Ted Kennedy to be susceptible to chronic diseases and illnesses.