Experts have shared the healthy eating habits which may improve fitness as much as an additional 4,000 steps each day would.
According to scientists writing in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, switching to fruit and vegetable dense diets could offer the same effect as extra daily exercise. Specifically, they looked at how diets emphasising vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, legumes, fish and healthy fats - while limiting red meat and alcohol - improved overall fitness.
The newly published research included 2,380 individuals at an average age of 54 years old. Some 54 percent of the study participants were women.
