Aging with Agility: How Elite Athletes and Ordinary Folks Embrace Exercise with Age

Today, global life expectancy is well over seventy years—a dramatic increase from historical norms. Living longer means we need to think about how to keep aging bodies healthy. Evidence suggests that regular exercise is the most important modifiable factor that can increase the chances of aging with agility. But what motivates some of us to engage in exercise enthusiastically and others to avoid it like the plague?

Through rich storytelling and nuanced analysis, Michelle Pannor Silver shows ...