Ray9
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In 1962 at fifteen, I took part in John F. Kennedy’s national physical fitness test. They made us climb a rope, do chin-ups, run sprints around obstacles, and especially every kid without a disability was required to run a quarter mile on the school track. They paired you up with another student, shot off a gun, and the race was on. I remember that track race because the coach told me I had one of the fastest times in school. I ran a quarter mile with no training in 52 seconds. That is a sub four-minute-mile pace. The kid I ran against was still on the back stretch when I crossed the finish line. That is why I remember it. I even remember the other kid’s name-Mike Alderman, Sorry Mike.
What did I do with it? Nothing, even after they asked me to run cross-country. Why? Because George, John, Paul, and Ringo were tearing up the music charts and I had already been playing folk music on an acoustic guitar. I got an electric and grew my hair long. But no one I knew was fat. It was a different time. Kennedy recognized what was coming and come it did. Today we are in deep trouble.
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What did I do with it? Nothing, even after they asked me to run cross-country. Why? Because George, John, Paul, and Ringo were tearing up the music charts and I had already been playing folk music on an acoustic guitar. I got an electric and grew my hair long. But no one I knew was fat. It was a different time. Kennedy recognized what was coming and come it did. Today we are in deep trouble.
jfk's physical fitness programs - Bing video
Testosterone levels show steady decrease among young US men (urologytimes.com)