Large Meta-Analysis Links Higher Levels of Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Lower Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Disease

The Heart -- A higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a meta-analysis of 33 trials comprising more than 187 000 healthy men and women published in the May 20, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association [1].