Why don’t you lift weights?

[Dr_Paprika]

I wanted to link some interesting data to this thread. Mainly for the graphs, which don’t show up in the summaries.

Study correlating physical ability at 60 compared to 80?

This study looks at performance (by VO2 max) versus age, sex, and level of fitness. Essentially, an eighty year old man in the top 2.3% of fitness has the same VO2 max as an unfit nineteen year old woman (in the bottom 25%). [image] [image]

Study correlating physical ability at 60 compared to 80?

Sorry, took longer to edit than allowed. Let me explain further. (Graphs taken from Attia.) The second graph (above) shows how VO2 declines with age for people of high (95% for age), average (50% for age) and low (5% for age) levels of fitness, as well as the VO2 needed to do various strenuous activities. Taken from Attia, the data is from a 2020 book by Ligouri from the ACSM. The first table shows VO2 ranges (and METabolic eqivalentS which are multiples of 1=“at rest”) for men and women by a…