http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well...s-of-exercise/

"The unmedicated volunteers improved their aerobic fitness significantly after three months of exercise, by more than 10 percent on average. But the volunteers taking the statins gained barely 1 percent on average in their fitness, and some possessed less aerobic capacity at the end of the study than at its start."

The article mentions that simvastatin was the medication in the study. I can't help but wonder if my lack of progress in returning to running and faster biking at this stage in my life at age 58, now that I take simvastatin, might be attributable to the medication to some degree. Or is it the smoking of 2 packs a day of full-tar Salems for 12 years in my 20's and 30's catching up with me. Or a combination?

Has anyone moved off simvastatin to another statin such as Lipitor and seen performance gains in their aerobic activities?


Brian