"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.