Live fast, die young – the boomer motto from the rock ‘n’ roll and hippie era also seems to be a useful formula for athletes. “Young” is a flexible term, but the fact that physical activity alone does not guarantee a long life is shown by the CVs of many hard-working workers who – exhausted from the drudgery – did not live very long. Saul Newman from the University of Oxford is now showing that intensity and moderation are apparently also important in sport, at least when it comes to life expectancy. In the trade magazine Science Advances explains the population researcher using the example of thousands of top athletesthat the circumstances of the professional career also determine the lifespan.
Earlier climax and then? About sports careers and life expectancy – Health
