Which Exercise Adds the Most Years?

A 25-year Danish study of 8,577 people: tennis added 9.7 years of life, jogging just 3.2 — social sports beat solo cardio.

The top 3

  1. The Longevity Sport Ranking: Copenhagen ranked 8 activities by life-years gained — racquet and team sports crush the treadmill.
  2. Cardio vs Strength vs VO2 Max: The training-type debate: aerobic fitness, muscle, or both — and which metric best predicts how long you live.
  3. The Minimum Effective Dose: How little actually moves the needle — and why 10,000 steps was a marketing slogan, not science.

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