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...that the human body crumbled gradually before it collapsed completely. But as recent research has demonstrated, physical decline can not only be slowed, it can also be reversed. Even those in their 90s can build muscles and increase their aerobic capacity. "You can die healthy," says Dr. Peter Jokl, professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation at the Yale University School of Medicine. Yes, and in the meantime, if you take care of yourself and train properly, you can be a competitive athlete...
Those who think Jokl is talking about playing a few rounds of golf might want to drop in on the 1999 Senior Olympics, formally known as the National Senior Games, scheduled this year from Oct. 19 through 29 in Orlando, Fla. Begun a dozen years ago as a competition among 2,500 older athletes and played every other year since, the Senior Olympics has become a growing showcase for mature athletic talent. This year more than 12,000 men and women ages 50 or older--37 of them in their 90s--will compete in 18 sports from archery to volleyball...
...ERNST JOKL...
...During the last few years, Drs. Jokl and Cluver have made 20,000 tests on children between the ages...
...Scientists know practically nothing about the effect of food on physical efficiency. Drs. Jokl and Cluver compared the athletic performances of two sets of children: a "poor" group which ate mostly carbohydrates, a few vegetables; a "rich" group which had plenty of vegetables, meat and dairy products. When both groups were put through their paces, there was no difference in efficiency, before adolescence, between the "poor" and "rich" children; after adolescence, the poor children dropped far below the others...