Going the Distance: Senior Athletes and the Benefits of Exercise
September 14, 1999
The purpose of the hearing is to promote exercise and healthy lifestyles among older Americans through personal testimony and research findings.examine the challenges of providing long-term care and proposed solutions.
Date: September 14, 1999
Time: 2:00 p.m.
216 Hart Senate Office Building
Statements of Committee Members
- Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa
Witness Testimony
- Ms. Margret Richard, Host of the public television exercise show "Body Electric" Orchard Park, New York
- Mr. George McVicker, age 59, competitive cyclist in upcoming National Senior Games, West Des Moines, Iowa
- Ms. Mary Elizabeth Norckauer, age 75, track and field and race walking competitor in upcoming National Senior Games, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Dr. Terrie Fox Wetle, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Dr. James Fries, Expert on healthy aging, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Hearing Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 106-14