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This 93-year-old has a message for us:

93세의 노인이 우리에게 주는 메세지:

“A beach body at 90 is no longer a dream”

"90세에 근육질 몸매를 갖는 것은 이제 꿈이 아니다."

Charles Eugster may be 93, but he has no less spring in his step than he did as a young man.

In this talk from TEDxZurich, he brings us a powerful statistic: 92% of Americans over the age

of 65 have one or more chronic diseases.

While many clearly cannot be avoided, Eugster points out that inactivity is to blame for many

of the diseases those who have lived long lives endure.

During the golden years, people retire and tend to slow down  – and yet there is a connection

between work and one’s physical and mental health. 

But life doesn’t need to finish after retirement, which Eugster calls “voluntary or involuntary

unemployment for up to 30 years.” That’s why Eugster has taken up rowing. And weightlifting.

Watch this TEDxTalk about the factors for successful aging from a formidable speaker,

who urges us to “break off the shackles of convention!”

※동영상(YouTube)주소: http://youtu.be/rGgoCm1hofM

★강연요약.

우리의 건강을 유지하기 위하여 일(work),절제된 식사(diet), 운동(exercise)이 필요함.

Charles Eugster옹은 우리에게 실질적(강력한) 통계를 제시하는데,,65세 이상의 미국사람

92%가 하나 혹은 여러가지 만성병에 시달리고 있다 함.

은퇴후의 삶이 30년에 이르는데 각종 질병을 극복하고 건강한 삶을 위하여 적극적 사고와

행동(activity) 그리고 꾸준한 운동(exercise)을 권유함.

▶알면서도 실천을 못하는 우리에게 경각심을 심어주는 메세지라 생각됨니다.

   주말에 즐기는 테니스 85세 까지가 목표였는데 90세로 연장하여야겠습니다.