Along these lines, it's amazing what otherwise intelligent men will think of as being in "good shape." A friend of mine, when he was only 100# overweight was telling me how his doctor said he had the heart of a man 15 or 20 years younger. Yeah, right. People who are clearly overweight aren't in good shape. They're killing themselves - slowly.

Rowing a driftboat does NOT make a man in good shape. Over the course of a day it's too little exercise spread over way too long a time. Good shape is when you can run, that is run with no walking, two miles without stopping once. Good shape is when you can ride your bike for one hour at 15 mph or better without stopping. You can be in good shape rowing your driftboat, that is if you row your driftboat on a lake or river for one hour continuously, never stopping to take a breath without stroking those oars. One of the biggest myths is guys who think they're in good shape when they're closer to being physical wrecks. Being delusional doesn't lead to long life.