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bits class for 20 years but found that
due to the high impact of some of it,
she doesn't participate as much. That's
where the personal trainer comes in.
"I look forward to it every week,"
says Dr. Shiffman, whose male trainer
comes to their home a couple of times
per week and spends an hour with
him and his wife. "I now can get up
from a squatting position without
grabbing onto anything and I'm a lot
stronger when it comes to opening jars
and cans."
And if you think that those in their
60s, 70s and 80s might be pushing it
with a personal trainer, you should
meet Mrs. Shiffman's 93-year-old
mother. Thanks to her trainer, she's
been able to regain a lot of flexibility
and can walk better, according to her
daughter.

A personal
trainer provides
motivation and
direction.

The benefits of being in shape
stretch far beyond just looking good
and being flexible. Botsford's Levine
points out that women — and men —
can decrease their risk of osteoporosis if
they incorporate weight training or
walking programs into their lives.
Levine is starting an osteoporosis pre-
vention program at Botsford that's tar-
geted to men and women.
The cardiovascular benefits of exer-
cise are numerous. "Walking, hiking
and biking all help to reduce the risk
of cardiovascular diseases," says Oak-
land Athletic Club's Dana Martin.
"Exercise must be a lifestyle kind of
thing ... and there are no excuses."
Those who are beyond 50 may not
have the capability or desire to run
marathons and swing their hips at a
local aerobics class, but that doesn't
mean they are resigned to the pinochle
table. Martin's fitness recipe is simple:
Spend 30 minutes walking and 20-30
minutes lifting weights two or three
times a week. "How hard can that
be?" she asks.

Stanley Zeidner has an answer for
that. For Zeidner, a fit physique didn't
come easily. The state general agent
for American Income Life Insurance
Company's Southfield offie, Zeidner,
53, has been meeting with personal
trainer Rob Rickman for seven years.
"It's a full-time commitment," he says.
He works out at the Powerhouse Gym
in Farmington Hills five days per
week.
Once weighing in at 246 pounds,
the 5'2" Zeidner now weighs about
170. Initially during his new lifestyle
regime he dropped to 140 pounds,
but then gained 30 back in muscle.
"I needed to lose weight to see my
kids graduate," says Zeidner, a father
of four. 'And with a 2-year-old, well,
you can imagine the amount of energy
that requires," he says.
The dedicated fitness freak says
before his lifestyle change his doctor
started seeing veins bulging on his
neck and also started him on blood
pressure medication. "He told me to
lose it or I wouldn't be around," recalls
Zeidner.
Numerous temptations and hazards
obstruct Zeidner's road to health. "It's
hard when you have a 10-year-old
who loves pizza and hot dogs. You
have to stick to your guns," he says.
"When you're single, then married,
then years without kids and making
lots of money, then kids ... We'd have
lots of wine, bread, butter, cheeses, ice
cream. You can't do that after 40," he
says.
Zeidner recommends to anyone
who's looking to make major changes
to their body to hire a personal train-
er. "I wouldn't show up if I didn't have L:
a trainer," he says.
Sandy Schwartz agrees. "The train-
er is motivation for me. I know I have
to get up and go because someone's
sitting there waiting for me," she says.
Trainer or not, in the gym or out,
the expanded longevity figures in the
United States is creating an increasing-
ly fitter group of older citizens. That
group will grow. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, one in eight
Americans are 65 years of age or older.
In the next 30 years, aging experts say
one in five Americans will be over 65.
A large number of that group are
beginning to realize you needn't be a
millionaire or own fancy equipment to
join the fitness bandwagon. Says one