Does exercise keep you young?
In the second film of his 'How to stay young' series, Michael Mosley met 62 year-old twins Gloria and Gillian. Gloria exercises twice and week and Gillian doesn't. Michael measured how much oxygen they use whilst doing exercise and looked at their dna to assess who is fittest and scientifically 'oldest'.
The results were.... drumroll, please...
Gillian, with her more sedentary lifestyle, was considered to be ten years 'older' than Gloria but with a mild increase in exercise, Gillian improved her oxygen levels to that of her sister's.
Does exercise keep you young? What exercise do you recommend? Pass on your hints and tips, please.
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