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This Overlooked Fitness Metric May Predict Your Heart Disease Risk

Cardiorespiratory fitness may reveal cardiovascular risk before standard markers do. Here's what new research shows and how to track your own CRF.

By Elliot O·Aug 11, 2026
This Overlooked Fitness Metric May Predict Your Heart Disease Risk

Originally reported by MindBodyGreen.

Cardiorespiratory fitness may reveal cardiovascular risk before standard markers do. Here's what new research shows and how to track your own CRF.

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