The association between physical exercise (fitness) and mortality is a definite certainty in the scientific literature.
Objective of this review is to analyse in depth the existing evidence of the association between fitness and tendency to develop chronic non-fatal kidney and heart events.
While it is undisputed that cardio-respiratory functional capacity is to some extent correlated to physical activity throughout life, can one postulate that a similar reasoning also applies to renal function?
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