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  Older people are going for strength-building and fitness

A recent CNN article says older people no longer see muscle-building and exercise as the preserve of enthusiasts, or unwomanly, or something that is not a good idea for older folk.  Indeed credible surveys show that 37% of health club members are 55 or older, and that the average age of personal trainer clients has gone from 36% on 1998 to 42.4% in 2006.

 

Robyn Stuhr of the American Council on Exercise says exercise can truly be the fountain of youth in that it slows the aging process and improves levels of vitality for older people.  Fitness author Dr Walter Bortz, a 77 year-old who has run marathons every year of the last 35 says fitness for young people is an option, for old people it is a mandatory.

 

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