Getting More Fit Can Happen at Any Age

Getting More Fit Can Happen at Any Age
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New research shows that you can improve athletic performance with proper training, even if you are over 100 years old. Traditional feeling among scientists is that aging is progressive and inevitable, and that your genetic programming causes you to age no matter what you do.

French 105-year-old Robert Marchand  (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)
French 105-year-old Robert Marchand  Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images
Gabe Mirkin
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Sports medicine doctor, fitness guru and long-time radio host Gabe Mirkin, M.D. brings you news and tips for your healthful lifestyle. A practicing physician for more than 50 years and a radio talk show host for 25 years, Dr. Mirkin is a graduate of Harvard University and Baylor University College of Medicine. He is one of a very few doctors board-certified in four specialties: Sports Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Immunology.
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