Here's good news for all of us who find that our shoes seem to have receded progressively further from our hands, harder to see, and harder to tie as the years have passed:
Being fit helps you live longer - even when you're fat, an American study has found.
Striking findings show the fittest fat men and women aged 60 and over are more likely to live to a ripe old age than their averagely weighted or slim - and less fit - peers.
The message seems to contradict current anxieties about an obesity epidemic and constant messages to lose weight.
But U.S. researchers led by Dr Steven Blair claim all older people, including those who are obese, can benefit from increasing their activity levels.
I wonder if increasing one's visits to the refrigerator counts as increased activity.
RLC