Low Exercise Capacity

It was in 2015, at age 32, that Liz Wolfert learned that she had elevated blood glucose levels, a possible sign of pre-diabetes. Her first instinct was to work out harder and faster. But she soon learned that she needed to do the opposite: slow down and exercise at a much easier pace.

The impact of low physical capacity on risk of death is second only to smoking, a 45 year study in middle-aged men has found.

It was in 2015, at age 32, that Liz Wolfert learned that she had elevated blood glucose levels, a possible sign of pre-diabetes. Her first instinct was to work out harder and faster. But she soon learned that she needed to do the opposite: slow down and exercise at a much easier pace.

The impact of low physical capacity on risk of death is second only to smoking, a 45 year study in middle-aged men has found.