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How exercise keeps us young

People who exercise tend to live longer and with far fewer diseases and disabilities than people who do not

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Gretchen Reynolds | NYT
Some of the biggest news in exercise science this year concerned the tiniest impacts from physical activity, which does not mean that the impacts were inconsequential. It means they were microscopic.
 
We learned this year, for instance, that exercise changes how our cells communicate with one another, as well as how rapidly they age. This new research began to detail the many, pervasive ways in which working out alters the inner workings of our bodies and contributes to better health.
 
There were other, broader themes, too, in 2018’s fitness-related science, including about how older people can be enviably