Back at Roosevelt U. in Chicago, where I did aging research and longevity studies with cancer-prone mice, we compared 2 groups of animals: one subjected to all the faulty health practices vs. good health practices (incl., besides the basics, exercise and cigarette smoke). The difference in average life spans was nearly 100%.
However, when we repeated the studies without including exercise in the “good health practices group, everything seemed to fall apart; die-off curves were uneven (suggesting an overall decrease in health of the animals), and average life span differences decreased to almost 40%.
The numbers can be superimposed, and fit, nicely onto the human model.
Add to this the (quite frequent) advice to seniors, ”doc, at my age, should I do regular exercise, including some weight exercise?“ - - - and the doc answers: ”At your age, not important. You may hurt yourself. Makes really not much difference because it's all in your genes."
Shall we start by asking: Should everybody have a - - what type - - exercise program, and is there an age limit to any part of the exercise program?
— Last Edited by Hans J. Kugler, PhD at 2011-11-09 00:19:22 —
#1 - Nov. 12, 2011, 12:36 a.m.
Hans J. Kugler, PhD
A good friend, Dr. Paul Ward, Olympic trainer and multiple Masters Lifting Champion - - also author of “Encyclopedia of Weight Lifting,” is known as the “father of the Super Circuit Training, now THE training method used by literally all major sports teams. |
#2 - Nov. 17, 2011, 12:50 a.m.
Hans J. Kugler, PhD
Several e-mails asked specific questions: |