In 1962 when Zero Mostel first appeared at the Alvin Theater on Broadway and performed the opening lines of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, arguably Stephen Sondheim‘s best work, he never imagined that we would today hijack the first lines of “Comedy Tonight” as the title for a blog post. That is, however, exactly what has happened. It turns out that exercise is good for almost everyone. The National Academy of Science has published in their online proceedings two significant studies regarding cardiovascular fitness. Both studies reveal important exercise benefits and associations, one for youth on the rise the other for older adults with significant disease. “Tragedy tomorrow! Comedy Tonight!” Read the rest of this entry »