New England Centenarian Study

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Hi folks:

(Sorry, I just can't resist chortling here about this!)

Quite some time ago I emailed the above organization and asked them

the following:

" I would be very interested to see information relating to the

lifetime exercise habits of the centenarians in your study. In other

words, did they tend to be, during their lives, either more or less

active than the overall population average? And if more active, is

there any pattern to the type of exercise preferred?

In the section of the website that lists eight characteristics of

centenarians, exercise is not on the list. If such information has

been collected could you please let me know where I should look to

find it?

Thank you. "

The following is their reply to me:

" I apologize for taking so long to get back to you.

The reason why exercise is not on the list about which you ask is

because it has shown to not be a factor in longevity as the other 8

items have shown to be.

We certainly inquire about exercise habits with our participants. The

answers we have gotten are all over the boards, from strenuous

exercise to no exercise, from type A to type Z. Given all these

variations among centenarians, this tells us that exercise is not a

factor that determines longevity, as strange as that may seem.

Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in our research.

Sincerely ......... "

ROFLOL!!!

Rodney.

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Rodney wrote:

>

>We certainly inquire about exercise habits with our participants. The

>answers we have gotten are all over the boards, from strenuous

>exercise to no exercise, from type A to type Z. Given all these

>variations among centenarians, this tells us that exercise is not a

>factor that determines longevity, as strange as that may seem.

>

>Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in our research.

>

>Sincerely ......... "

>

>ROFLOL!!!

>

>Rodney.

>

>

Actually this makes a certain amount of sense. But it seems to me that

they are confusing two different things. Centenarians are a unique

group, indeed they, as a group, may have no differences with regard to

exercise. But the question is, those who do not have the lucky genes

that have led to 100 + years, it does make a difference. To say:

this tells us that exercise is not a

factor that determines longevity

is indeed ROFL

however did they actually mean:

this tells us that exercise is not a

factor that determines longevity among centenarians.

Positive Dennis