Ageing matters
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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We all age. But when RW quizzed readers about what measures they were prepared to take to slow the ageing process, pollsters reported a mixed response.

Run three times a week? 93.3%
Take Human Growth Hormones? 5.9%
Take vitamins and supplements? 79%
Use anti-aging cream? 32.8%
Replace failing organs (e.g. have a heart transplant)? 32.8%
Have a knee replacement? 50.4%
Replace old DNA with new DNA? 16.8%
Have cosmetic plastic surgery? 14.3%

Looking for proof that age is no barrier? Don't miss No Limits. A story about 63-year-old John Wall (right), a Central Coast runner who clocks 11.96 over 100 metres!
On sale 17 March.

Here's a sample of what you had to say about the impact of ageing on your running performance.

 

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