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Re:How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from d... by anthony_romeo on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:30AM (#16551948)
There's a saying: You don't stop running when you become old. You become old when you stop running.

Of course, "running" can be substituted with any other exercise

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Re:How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from d... by Someone on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:45AM (#16552045)
Not only a saying: science. As long as you can walk 1.36 m/s (about 5 km/hour), the grim reaper will never catch up with you. 0.82 m/s (about 3km/hour) already makes you mostly safe (http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7679)
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Re:How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from d... by alex_stoddard on Friday March 09, 2018 @11:54AM (#16553022)
It's nice to see an editor for the BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal) has a sense of humor. I wasn't expecting to see Pratchett T. as the first citation in a (somewhat) serious medical journal article.
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Re:How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from d... by Someone on Friday March 09, 2018 @01:29PM (#16553739)
The BMJ Christmas issue traditionally is for (somewhat) serious science, presented funnily. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320319.php has some examples.
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