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Bruce Grierson

What Makes Olga Run?

Bruce Grierson

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English
St Martin's Press
01 February 2015
Anatomy; Physiology; Geriatric medicine; Human biology; Popular medicine & health
In What Makes Olga Run? Bruce Grierson explores what the wild success of a ninety-four-year-old track star can tell us about how our bodies and minds age. Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-four-year-old. She not only looks and acts like a much younger woman, she holds over twenty-three world records in track and field, seventeen in her current ninety to ninety-five category. Convinced that this remarkable woman could help unlock many of the mysteries of aging, Grierson set out to uncover what it is that's driving Olga. He considers every piece of the puzzle, from her diet and sleep habits to how she scores on various personality traits, from what she does in her spare time to her family history. Olga participates in tests administered by some of the world's leading scientists and offers her DNA to groundbreaking research trials. What emerges is not only a tremendously uplifting personal story but a look at the extent to which our health and longevity are determined by the DNA we inherit at birth, and the extent to which we can shape that inheritance. It examines the sum of our genes, opportunities, and choices, and the factors that forge the course of any life, especially during our golden years.
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Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 141mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   220g
ISBN:   9781250060877
ISBN 10:   1250060877
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bruce Grierson is the author of U-Turn: What if You Woke Up One Morning and Realized You Were Living the Wrong Life? He is an award-winning freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Psychology Today, and Scientific American, among other publications. He lives in North Vancouver, Canada.

Reviews for What Makes Olga Run?

Praise for What Makes Olga Run? Debunks many myths surrounding aging and looks at every possible contributing factor associated with growing old well. . . . Grierson's book will, at the very least, motivate you to exercise more. It might also inspire you, too, to be more like Olga. The Georgia Straight [It] will inspire readers to keep those resolutions and make this the year they get active and healthy. Winnipeg Free Press Fascinating. . . . [A] tremendously uplifting personal story. Mining Journal (Michigan) Eye-opening and insightful. Kirkus Reviews


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