Comments on: Study Finds Fitness Best Determinant of Future Cancer Risk http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Physical Inactivity Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-75119 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Physical Inactivity Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk Fri, 16 May 2008 15:47:18 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-75119 [...] The overarching theme in both of these studies? Regular, consistent, physical activity is key. But again, this is nothing you haven’t heard before. [...] [...] The overarching theme in both of these studies? Regular, consistent, physical activity is key. But again, this is nothing you haven’t heard before. [...]

]]> By: Stu http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25672 Stu Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:13:52 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25672 Mark, for a middle aged person trying to minimize risk of mortality from all causes, what measure of fitness would you recommend? For example, Should a person work on cardio at the expense of strength? What's a reasonable balance? Mark, for a middle aged person trying to minimize risk of mortality from all causes, what measure of fitness would you recommend? For example, Should a person work on cardio at the expense of strength? What’s a reasonable balance?

]]> By: Mark Sisson http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25262 Mark Sisson Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:50:17 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25262 Brian, Good question. Answer is yes...but when you look at fitness from a Darwinian point of view, you defer to lean mass, absence of disease, longevity, reproductive strength, etc. So the definition of fitness changes depending on what you are looking for (and even from sport to sport). Brian,

Good question. Answer is yes…but when you look at fitness from a Darwinian point of view, you defer to lean mass, absence of disease, longevity, reproductive strength, etc. So the definition of fitness changes depending on what you are looking for (and even from sport to sport).

]]> By: Brian A http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25204 Brian A Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:46:52 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fitness-cancer-link/#comment-25204 What do they call 'fit'? Is fit a measure of VO2 max, duration/distance of cardio, bodyweight/strength ratio, etc? What do they call ‘fit’? Is fit a measure of VO2 max, duration/distance of cardio, bodyweight/strength ratio, etc?

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