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You’re 80? Meet Dr. Herzl Melmed

first question of the interview — “What is it with you and bicycles?” — makes Dr. Herzl Melmed laugh. Whippet-thin, agile and looking far more fit than his 80 years would have you initially believe, Herzl indicates that his fondness for physical exercise has little to do with the two-wheeled vehicles themselves. “It could be rephrased to say, what is it with me and exercise?” he finally replies. “I suppose I’ve figured out a lifestyle for myself. I always thought of myself as being composed of three elements — the physical, the mental and the spiritual — and each element needed attention.” The problem is, Melmed’s profession as an obstetrician-gynecologist made it challenging to adequately nurture those three elements, especially the physical one. Born in […]
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