The Fountain of Youth

Yes, there maybe a fountain of youth after all… though many of you may be disappointed. It's something doctors have been preaching for years—

EXERCISE!

Yes, fortunately (or unfortunately) exercise is the key to living a longer, healthy, more enjoyable life. "Weighty Issues", an article in the Wall Street Journal, contains an interview with Dr. Karl Knopf, "author and professor of adaptive physical education at Foothill Community College in Los Altos, CA" in which he preaches his philosophy "grow strong, not old" and describes some exercises that should be done by all older adults. In his view, exercise can improve your looks if you are an older adult. He believes strength training (or to use the proper term "progressive resistive exercise") can make you look younger by improving your posture and stature.

Is this really true?

Yes! It has been proven in several studies that exercise can add years to your life--- not to mention keep you healthier, make you feel younger, help prevent/manage chronic ailments, etc.

"Strength training empowers older people to do things they never thought they could do. ... women who say they feel better now at 75 than they did at 50..."