Veterans Affairs Health Care System found that the amount of exercise a person could engage in without reaching exhaustion was a strong predictor of survival. Though other research indicates that genetics play a role in exercise capacity, even daily “low - intensity ” exercise ​ — such as brisk walking — ​ is helpful in staying fit.
Lai gan citi pētījumi liecina, ka cilvēka fiziskās spējas ietekmē arī iedzimtība, tomēr pat viegli fiziski vingrinājumi, piemēram, pastaiga raitā solī, ja tos veic ik dienas, palīdz uzturēt labu fizisko formu.