Increased Fitness Lowers Risk of Prostate Cancer by 35 Percent

Good news for active men: Even minor improvements in cardio fitness can decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer. According to a new prospective cohort study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, increasing one’s aerobic fitness by 3 percent can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer by 35 percent. “The findings in the present study contribute significantly to our knowledge of the relationship between [cardiorespiratory fitness] and prostate cancer as it is the first study to investigate change in [cardiorespiratory fitness] rather than [cardiorespiratory fitness] at a single time point, and to focus on prostate cancer specifically,” the researchers wrote....