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August 1, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

The Heritability of Your Fitness Traits

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1882512You know your height, hair color, eye color, skin texture, intelligence, etc are things that get passed on from your ancestors through genes, but did you know that there are limits and capacities for your strength, endurance, ability to improve fitness, etc are also heritable?

Well, this article in the Express Tribune with the NYT International will only highlight some of those traits you got from your ancestors and if you read down far enough, you’ll get some pearls of wisdom from yours truly, too:

6 surprising traits you can totally blame your parents for

6 Surprising Traits You Can Totally Blame Your Parents for

 

 

As I said in the article, which drafted elements from other articles, including the one by my friend, Linda Melone, who did a similar piece last year, it’s not just about what your limits and abilities are; it’s about what you do with them. And when?

So, now’s as good a time as any to get started.

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