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The 5th Spot

Published June 22, 2009

"My bike speed is similar to my Ironman days—and there's a reason for that. Strength helps cardio. In the last decade, I started to try to keep my strength up. As you get older, the fall-off in strength is greater than the decline in VO2 max [oxygen uptake]—unless you fight it."

—Don Wildman (76 years young), founder of Bally's Total Fitness, talking about he stays in such great shape. Click on link for full LA Times story.