Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi folks: Found it. It was post #15805. Very poor estimate on my part! Here it is: " 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. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Recall, the 50000 centenarians that we supposedly have in the U.S. Their study may be only a small part of those (although I don't believe 50000 when the society lists <20). ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: [ ] Centenarians & Exercise Hi folks:Found it. It was post #15805. Very poor estimate on my part!Here it is:"Hi folks:(Sorry, I just can't resist chortling here about this!)Quite some time ago I emailed the above organization and asked themthe following:"I would be very interested to see information relating to thelifetime exercise habits of the centenarians in your study. In otherwords, did they tend to be, during their lives, either more or lessactive than the overall population average? And if more active, isthere any pattern to the type of exercise preferred?In the section of the website that lists eight characteristics ofcentenarians, exercise is not on the list. If such information hasbeen collected could you please let me know where I should look tofind 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 isbecause it has shown to not be a factor in longevity as the other 8items have shown to be.We certainly inquire about exercise habits with our participants. Theanswers we have gotten are all over the boards, from strenuousexercise to no exercise, from type A to type Z. Given all thesevariations among centenarians, this tells us that exercise is not afactor that determines longevity, as strange as that may seem.Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in our research.Sincerely ........."ROFLOL!!!Rodney." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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