Science World Report | Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk - Science Daily Science Daily (press release) For each MET improvement in fitness, participants' heart failure risk dropped by 20 percent. For example, if a 40-year-old went from jogging 12 minutes per mile to running 10 minutes per mile -- an increase of two METs -- he or she reduced heart ... Middle age fitness cuts heart failure risk Getting Fit in Middle Age Lowers Risk of Heart Failure Exercise In Middle Age Could Prevent Heart Failure |