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General Medical

Book Review: “Older Faster Stronger,” by Margaret Webb

By Varsha Parasram, PT, DPT, MST
By Varsha Parasram, PT, DPT, MST

We listened in admiration as the former “short, stocky, flatfooted, still-smoking, pre-menopausal woman” told of the strength, energy, and lifted spirits that have enhanced her life since she decided to exercise her 50-year-old body "to the fitness level of a fit 20-year-old."

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Fitness

Words of Wisdom from a 50 Year Old Marathon Champion

By Womens Voices for Change
As she is preparing to run in the United States Olympic Trials next Sunday in Boston, legendary gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson says she just runs now for herself. No, she won't make the Olympic team, but that is not the point. "It’s just me against me. I want to run 2:50 at age 50," she says. "Marathoning is a…
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