Does regular exercise training improve life expectancy and reduce mortality in clinically referred populations?
VO2 max is a strong predictor of mortality, and regular exercise training improves physiological adaptations and life expectancy.
max), is related to functional capacity and human performance and has been shown to be a strong and independent predictor of all-cause and disease-specific mortality. The purpose of this review is to emphasize age-related physiological adaptations occurring with regular exercise training, with specific reference to the main organs (lung, heart, skeletal muscles) involved in oxygen delivery and utilization as well as the importance of exercise training for promoting life expectancy in clinically referred populations. As yet, it is not possible to extend the genetically fixed lifespan with regular exercise training, but to give the years more life. This is where physical fitness plays an important role.
Barbara Strasser (2018) studied this question.