Originally Posted by
alcanoe
The fitter you are and he sounds super-fit, the higher your probability of getting really old and maintaining that fitness. The top 20% most fit based on a standard test, have a factor of 10 greater of doing that over the bottom 20%. That's based on tests of some 43,000 people over many years.
Did they take into the account the increased risk of being active, like falling when rock climbing, getting eaten by a shark when surfing, getting hit by a car when riding, etc? I think this only applies if you always wear a helmet, never pass cars/trucks on the right, always come to complete stops at stop signs... I don't think I'm going to make it.