This is for the geeks who enjoy reading published scientific literature about exercise and health (I must confess to being one, myself) ...
Finally! A team of clinical scientists determined the walking speed of the Grim Reaper. And guess what? He (it?) is reported to walk a leisurely pace of under 3 miles (5km) per hour, so fortunately, most of us BRS members are quite likely to outpace him.
The report was published this month in the BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal. It's available to read on the website here (http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7679). The article is cleverly written, as you might guess from the title, yet reports on a serious study about the relation between mobility and mortality. I especially like the picture in the middle of the article; both the Grim Reaper and the old man he's chasing are barefoot!
Finally! A team of clinical scientists determined the walking speed of the Grim Reaper. And guess what? He (it?) is reported to walk a leisurely pace of under 3 miles (5km) per hour, so fortunately, most of us BRS members are quite likely to outpace him.
The report was published this month in the BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal. It's available to read on the website here (http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7679). The article is cleverly written, as you might guess from the title, yet reports on a serious study about the relation between mobility and mortality. I especially like the picture in the middle of the article; both the Grim Reaper and the old man he's chasing are barefoot!
