I visited China recently, spending a week in Beijing and Shanghai. It was quite amazing to see how active the seniors were and how committed to exercise the people were at all ages to maintain health and well being. Exercise is their lifestyle, not requiring a membership to a fancy gym or the latest in exercise equipment. The local parks are a sight to see…with the look of an Olympics training grounds, though with a flair…. woman dancing with scarves in graceful movement, and other creative types of exercise. A report in their newspaper “China Daily” on November 1^st, 2009 reported that more than 50% of centenarians in Hainan province are fit enough to take care of themselves, according to a local government survey. The country’s second largest island, known as the “home of longevity” has 1,163 registered centenarians, 173 of which are men and 990 are women. There are 9 centenarian couples where both husband and wife have passed the 100-year mark! Us Americans need to adopt the Chinese exercise regimen.