[dawn53]

Just like Jim Fixx, but I believe he was 52.

Control is an illusion.

I believe in living as healthy a lifestyle as one possibly can, but our days are numbered, and no man controls the time of his death.

[wardaddy]

Fixx was only 40 or so wasn't he?

[PackerBoy]

I sometimes wonder if extreme heath regimens might cause the body to experience stress, too.

Nonetheless I am sad for his family and friends.

[PatriotBill]

The health food craze is crap!

[Uncle Hal]

James F. Fixx was born on April 23, 1932, he was the author of the 1977 best-selling book, The Complete Book of Running. Best known as Jim Fixx, he is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. In 1980 he published a follow up book titled Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running: The Companion Volume to The Complete Book of Running. In his books and on television talk shows he often talked abort how he jogged an average of 60 miles every week on the basis that the physical exercise considerably increased the average human being's life expectancy.
On July 20, 1984, while out jogging, 52-year-old Jim Fixx collapsed and died of a massive heart attack. The autopsy revealed that cholesterol had blocked one coronary artery almost 100%, a second 80%, and a third 70%.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I believe in living as healthy a lifestyle as one possibly can, but our days are numbered, and no man controls the time of his death.

As my dear ol' dad says, "ya live til you die and not one minute more."

Sure you should eat "right" and exercise but too many people obsess over their health so enjoy your treats and quit worrying. The worry will kill you faster then anything else.

[Fred Hayek]

Jim Fixx had a really bad family history of heart disease, so there is a major genetic factor there. His brother died in his thirties. There were other early deaths due to heart disease in that family. So maybe Jim Fixx got in a few extra years thanks to his running. There is another factor in Fixx's case - he thought running alone would improve the situation. He still had a really high fat diet.