Strength and Aging...myths and facts

Join Wayne Phillips a nationally recognized expert on strength training and the elderly. Learn why it is more important then walking or jogging. Dr. Phillips is a former post-doctoral fellow and research scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Research in Disease Prevention, and professor of Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a scientific advisory board member for the International Council on Active Aging. Dr. Phillips is an internationally recognized author and presenter, much in demand as an inspirational, humorous and provocative speaker who elicits ‘new thinking’ from audiences about wellness and active lifestyle issues. He has published extensively in scientific journals and commercial periodicals on a wide variety of health and wellness issues relating to older adults. His forthcoming book entitled Exercise from the Inside Out: the Key to an active healthy lifestyle, combines his original thinking on Intrinsic Wellness™ with innovative concepts for ‘reframing’ traditional perceptions of exercise.