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A new research by researchers from University of Copenhagen has revealed If you were intelligent throughout your academic life, chances are you will be more physically-fit as you grow older. The study is published in the Journal of Aging and Health.
Rikke Hodal Meincke from the center for healthy aging and the department of public health said, "Our study clearly shows that the higher intelligence score in early adulthood, the stronger the participants' back, legs and hands are in midlife. Their balance is also better."
For the study, the researchers employed several tests like handgrip strength, balance and chair-rise when measuring physical performance among 2,848 Danish males born in 1953 and in 1959-61. With a 10-point increase in intelligence score, the results revealed a 0.5 kg increase in lower back force, one cm increase in jumping height- an expression of leg muscle power, 0.7 kg increase in hand-grip strength, 3.7% improved balance and 1.1 more chair-rises in 30 seconds.
A feasible explanation for this trend could be that people with a higher intelligence score find it easier to understand and interpret health information and thus have a healthier lifestyle.
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