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Fighting to Keep Fit
Fitness levels in elite oarsmen decreased significantly every 10 years after Olympic competition even though they continued exercising three to four times a week. Their efforts to remain fit may have slowed the physiological changes that come with age but did not exempt them from the steady downhill course.
![[Chart: Nine 1972 silver-medalist oarsmen were studied before the Olympic Games and 10 and 20 years later.]](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2007/02/12/GR2007021200743.gif)
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