But exercise will make your heart beat slower the rest of the time.
We are going to have to disagree on that theory.
, I mow my own yard with a walk behind mower, spin trim, and edge every time I mow weekly, play a little golf still, avg about 6000+ steps a day. Never smoked maybe a beer a week at the most, eat what, I want in moderation, 
I get it off, the change my meds and it comes right back on. The doc even admitted that the Gabapentin they have me on causes weight gain, but without it my legs hurt to bad. The joys of being diabetic with nerve damage in my legs.
I have to lift weights every time I pee........I’m 76 yrs old my last Bp. ck was 126/76, I’m not a diabetic glucose was 91 and A1c was 5.7, I do take a low dose cholesterol 20 mg. I’m 5’11 and weigh 255 so my bmi is not ideal
So staying shape is relative in my book. Don’t tell this old fart to get my self a personal trainer, walk3 miles a day, and lift weights.
A physical and heart rate test do nothing to show their ability to do the job of a cop. Many of them are obese and can’t catch their own breath, never mind a fight or a foot chase. Next time you’re in OKC take a look at some of them. There is no physical fitness test once they pass the academy. In the USMC we had to pass a fitness test once a quarter. Cops should have to at least yearly. It’s not fair for those in shape to have to carry those who aren’t. I do think most firemen are in better shape. They should be since they have all the time between calls to work out if they want to.
