Re: Exercise for Healthy Natives

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

>... tried to walk my way back to health and then developed

>fibromyalgia.

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Here's an article for fitness trainers on exercise with fibromyalgia

that you may want to read.

http://www.acsm.org/certification/pdf/cnews14-3.pdf

Deanna

[Guest guest]

>There is always hope.

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>He ended up running marathons, revitalizing his libido, and just

>recently died a few years back at the ripe old age of 110!

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Here's another motivational story like that:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/4631111.stm

Life begins at 90

By Mark Ashenden

BBC Sport

FAUJA SINGH'S STATS

Born: 1 April 1911 in India

Former occupation: Farmer

Running career: Rediscovered at age of 81

Diet: Ginger curry

Marathons: London (5), Toronto (1), New York (1)

Marathon debut: London, 2000 aged 89

London marathon pb: 6h 2m

It's just six years until the Queen's telegram lands on your mat

congratulating you on your 100th birthday.

You're taking it easy, right? Slippers on, trips to the coast with a

blanket on your lap and a short shuffle to the newsagent's for your

Werther's Originals the closest you get to exercise.

Not if you're Fauja Singh - who can regularly be spotted flying down the

streets of Essex in his spikes.

At 94, he's run seven marathons (five in London), countless

half-marathons and was recently part of the world's oldest marathon team

in Edinburgh.

Fauja's jogging skills were developed on an Indian farm in Punjab, and

then at the magical age of 81, when he moved to the UK, his love for the

sport became more " serious " .

Next up? He's set his sights on being a record breaker.

And Asafa might have to watch his back. The Jamaican may have the

new 100m record, but Fauja's after eight of them - in one day.

On Saturday, London's Mile End Park Stadium will witness the great man

attempting to set world bests for men over 90 in the 100m, 200m, 300m,

800m, 1500m, 1 mile, 3,000m and 5,000m.

The action starts at 10:30BST with proceeds going to charity and the

event is in support of the London 2012 Olympic bid.

So any secrets to fitness? Fauja's training regime includes a daily

eight-mile walk and run, no smoking or drinking, plenty of smiling and

lashings of ginger curry.

100m WORLD RECORDS BY AGE

All: 9.77secs Asafa

35-39: 10.03s Linford Christie

90-94: 18.08s Kozo Haraguchi

95-99: 22.04s Kozo Haraguchi

The pounding pensioner is already a superstar. Last year Adidas signed

up Fauja alongside Beckham and Jonny Wilkinson as part of its

'Impossible is nothing' campaign.

And next on the list?

More marathons - and coach Harminder Singh is trying to set up a

showdown between Fauja and Japan's Kozo Haraguchi - the new 100m world

record holder for the 95-99 age group.

Expect some serious fireworks on the starting line.

So, having only run seriously for the last 13 years, when does Fauja

think he'll trade in his spikes for a zimmer frame?

" When I die! " he laughs.

So at least another 50 years, then.

Story from BBC SPORT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/4631111.stm

Published: 2005/06/30 10:50:04 GMT

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