Word: cureton
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Poor posture, aching feet, insomnia, high blood pressure, headaches, flabby muscles . . . the whole depressing catalogue of middle-age complaints, says Dr. Thomas K. Cureton Jr., can be avoided by a single prescription: exercise. But Cureton, who is director of the Physical Fitness Research Center at the University of Illinois, doesn't mean just a little isometrics or a weekend round of golf. He preaches a strenuous program of daily workouts, which includes two miles of walking and running, 20-mile hikes, cold baths and towel rubs, plus an increasingly difficult calisthenics drill...
...undo the damage of neglect, to slow the aging process and regain a measure of youth. The program is spelled out in detail in his new book Physical Fitness and Dynamic Health (Dial Press; $5.95). Not only does carefully planned, all-out exercise improve circulation, but, insists Cureton (a Ph.D. in physical education), "maintenance of sound circulatory condition may even forestall the onset of serious chronic diseases" as well as strengthening the heart, easing psychological tensions and cutting mental fatigue by toning up the body...
...Starving. In the past 20 years, Cureton has seen and tested no fewer than 20,000 middle-aged men and women, found most in poor physical shape. "Those who scored higher in tests of strength and endurance," says he, "showed a better balance of blood distribution and superior blood flow." From protruding abdomens to breathlessness after slight exertion-unless a physician's careful exam rules it out-Cureton's antidote is exercise...
...Cureton's hard-working pupils work out an hour a day, log quarter-mile swims (in cold water, to force blood inward to inner organs) and country hikes (on mountains, if possible, since mountain climbing burns up 600 calories an hour). Diets? Though he warns strongly against sugars, starches and fats for their high caloric intake, he also argues that "you can't put your body in shape by starving...
...Cure-AII. Besides himself, Cureton's disciples range from Evangelist Billy Graham ("I don't miss my workout even on Sundays") to former Distance Runner Joie Ray, who at 71 has the wind, strength and stamina of a college student, still manages to run the mile in under 7 min. To hear Cureton sermonize, virtually everyone should be out jogging with Joie: "Age is no barrier." Though many doctors disagree with the implication that fitness is synonymous with health, Cureton insists it should be an integral part of everyone's life. Says...