Exercise aside, genes may ultimately dictate seniors' mobility
...d, those who exercised stayed healthier than their couch potato peers, but those born with a certain gene benefited the most from physical activity, said Marco Pahor, M.D., director of University of Florida's Institute on Aging and the multi-institutional study's senior author. "To our knowledge, this is ...15 generations of untrained jocks, couch potatoes show big physiological adaptations
...arents. Similarly, if you're a practiced and proud couch potato who suddenly woke up to the fact that you'r...me subjects become more athletic, while others are couch potatoes. This effort will include looking for genes and/or signaling mechanisms that prompt the in...