{"id":1939,"date":"2020-01-03T15:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.flywheelsites.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/blog\/2020\/01\/03\/aging-well\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:51:46","slug":"aging-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/blog\/2020\/01\/03\/aging-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Day Ever Series: Peter Snell \u2013 \u2018Use It or Lose It!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1939\" class=\"elementor elementor-1939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b643bfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b643bfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dfa27d\" data-id=\"8dfa27d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63586eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63586eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Rome 1960 Summer Olympics: It\u2019s the 800-meter final race. Halfway through the last lap, crowd favorite Roger Williams makes his move from 4<sup>th<\/sup> position. The other contenders respond accordingly, and the race is on.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Suddenly, from out of the pack on the last turn, an almost unknown farm boy from New Zealand starts a furious kick. The boy, Peter Snell, beats Roger Williams at the tape and claims the Gold Medal.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Then in 1962, Snell ran a mile in 3.54 minutes on a grass track in New Zealand. He\u2019s not the first to run it in under 4 minutes but he does so an astonishing 15 times in the early 60s.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">At the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, he took the gold in the 800-meter and 1500-meter races, the latter of which he had not even trained for. He beat the field in the final by 15 paces and set another world record<span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\">In all, Snell set five individual world records. In the early 00s, Peter Snell was named \u201cNew Zealand Athlete of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd7619d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd7619d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0567a71\" data-id=\"0567a71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8941c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c8941c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1940\" alt=\"Magnolia Place of Roswell | Two seniors lunging, preparing for a race\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/seniors_racing_AdobeStock_171308072-scaled-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Regular exercise can boost brainpower as we age.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f394c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f394c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be6d256\" data-id=\"be6d256\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a9084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a9084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>About Dr. Peter Snell<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Dr. Snell died in his home near White Rock Lake in Dallas on Friday, December 13, 2019 from a longstanding heart condition at the age of 80.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Unsatisfied with just resting on his athletic laurels in New Zealand, he moved to the United States at age 34 to pursue his passion for understanding the human body. Eventually earning a PhD, he joined the UT Southwestern School of Medicine where he ran the Human Performance Center.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Dr. Snell became a renowned expert in exercise, physiology, and the science of aging well. He authored or co-authored over 60 published papers on exercise-related research and wrote a book called \u201cUse it or Lose it: Be Fit. Age Well\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Dr. Snell\u2019s research led him to insights on how exercise is an effective intervention for metabolic, hormonal, and heart problems.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a45ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73a45ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org.nz\/news\/54-years-since-tokyo-1964-by-michael-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_waving.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8063\" alt=\"Pegasus Senior Living | Peter Snell waving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_waving.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_waving-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image credit: olympic.org.nz<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becf118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"becf118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>His Legacy Lives On<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">In a 2019 blog from a Dallas-based website, Dr Snell is quoted as saying:\u00a0<i>\u201cThrough regular exercise we can help preserve muscle mass. It is that loss of muscle mass that makes us frail as we age. It doesn\u2019t just protect the body but also boosts brainpower.\u201d<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">He continued:\u00a0<i>\u201cwe have long felt that exercise is neuroprotective, improving memory and mood. Today imaging is allowing those theories to be proved. Exercise does a whole lot of stuff drugs do, without the side effects.\u201d<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Always competitive, Dr. Snell rode his bike every day to work in downtown Dallas. Although he gave up running, he became highly competitive in the sport of orienteering \u2013 which combines cross-country racing and topography skills \u2013 winning his age group of 75+. He said he liked the sport because he was able to continue to improve with age. The life of this gentle yet ferociously determined Kiwi has many lessons for us all, especially for our seniors.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Be humble. Don\u2019t rest on your laurels. Find new interests and continue to contribute and stay active!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028b4e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"028b4e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tepapa.govt.nz\/about\/news\/peter-snell-i-love-country-and-proof-it\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_laughing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8064\" alt=\"Pegasus Senior Living | Peter Snell laughing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_laughing.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/magnolia-place-of-roswell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/peter_snell_laughing-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">image credit: tepapa.govt.nz<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cb4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1cb4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><i>About Pegasus\u2019 Best Day Ever Blog Series<br \/>At Pegasus, we celebrate seniors in any way possible with our \u201cBest Day Ever\u201d motto. This blog series will profile a senior person who has led or currently leads an exemplary life demonstrating health, wellness, and the pursuit of new interests and enthusiasms as they age.<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; Chris Hollister<br \/>Co-Founder and Vice Chair of Pegasus Senior Living<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome 1960 Summer Olympics: It\u2019s the 800-meter final race. Halfway through the last lap, crowd favorite Roger Williams makes his move from 4th position. The other contenders respond accordingly, and the race is on. 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