News: Fitness In Middle Age Reduces Cancer Risk Later In Life

A six-year study of almost 14,000 men has found that those who were fit when they were middle-aged (about 49 years old in the study) were roughly 50 percent less likely...

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us News: Fitness In Middle Age Reduces Cancer Risk Later In Life A six-year study of almost 14,000 men has found that those who were fit when they were middle-aged (about 49 years old in the study) were roughly 50 percent less likely to develop lung cancer and colorectal cancer later in life. This is great news to fit and healthy folks of a certain age, but what about those who are out of shape? What they say is true: It’s never too late to get started. Getting fit is a little tougher in middle age, but read over these tips and you’ll be right as rain: Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health How to Lose Weight in Middle Age By Malia Frey Weight Loss Expert READ NOW   Share 7 Steps to Weight Loss for Women Over 40 By Malia Frey Weight Loss Expert READ NOW   Share Weight Loss Tips for Men Over 40 By Malia Frey Weight Loss Expert READ NOW   Share Save Your Heart By Exercising 2 to 3 Times Per Week By Wendy Bumgardner Walking Expert READ NOW   Share TRENDING NOW • The 11 Easiest Ways to Upset Your Stomach • 9 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy • The Super Simple 7 Minute Workout • 6 Gadgets Every Kitchen Needs • How Your Fitness Affects Your Hepatitis • What Sitting Does to Your Body After 1 Minute, 2 Hours, and a Day Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved