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A new study compared fitness improvements between people walking with dogs or a human friend.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, adults over age 60 with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness lived longer than their unfit peers, independent of their levels of body fat.

Beta-alanine, an amino acid supplement, is widely used by body builders and athletes to increase muscle mass and endurance. New research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition shows that beta-alanine also increases fitness levels in elderly men and women.

It has long been known that fit people generally are healthier and develop fewer diseases in their lifetime. However, what’s less commonly known is that some people are naturally more fit than others, and are therefore able to resist disease without exercising as much.

As health and fitness minded individuals, we know the importance of the food we put into our bodies every day. Food provides the energy we need to perform and recover from our workouts, and how we eat can make our break our efforts in the gym.