
We're often told that maintaining a healthy weight is key to a longer, healthier life. There is merit to this, of course, but it's not the whole picture, according to a new study.
If you like to get your 10,000 steps in and enjoy hiking, running, swimming, or cycling every day to work, you're in luck. Keeping fit is more important for a long and healthy life than being slim, a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found.