Your Engine Size, Not Your Age, Predicts How Long You’ll Last

If you’re working in farming, fencing, or the trades, you already know the truth: it’s not age that slows you down, it’s capacity.

Science now backs that up. Dr. Benjamin Levine, one of the world’s leading cardiovascular researchers, has shown that VO₂ max, your ability to use oxygen efficiently, is the #1 predictor of both lifespan and healthspan.

In plain terms:

• A man in his 50s with strong cardiovascular fitness can perform like someone 20 years younger.

• VO₂ max outperforms cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure as a measure of long-term health.

Here’s what most men don’t realise: activity alone isn’t enough.
The research is clear, between the ages of 50 and 70, targeted, structured exercise can reverse much of the natural decline of ageing. But it takes more than “keeping busy” or just working harder. It takes a plan designed to build capacity rather than deplete it.

Your biological age might be 47. But your fitness age, that’s the number your body wakes up to every morning.

And unlike your birth certificate, it’s one you can change.

When you’re ready, let’s talk.