How inevitable is physical decline in old age? Are we destined to become frail and helpless? Frank McGinnis, fitness trainer, counters this scenario and advances the idea that by maintaining muscle mass we can avoid or retard many of the symptoms we associate with old age, such as loss of balance, limited mobility, and weakness. He will discuss the critical role of muscle mass in aging and how to sustain it through strength training.
Frank is a NASM certified personal fitness trainer with the Greenwich YMCA. While he works with clients of all ages, in recent years his primary focus has been with older adults ages 60-90. While working with clients and researching the aging process, Frank has found that improving strength is critical to maintaining our quality of life as we age.
Prior to his work as a personal trainer Frank was a senior management consultant for over 25 years. With McKinsey and Company and later with the global firm, A.T. Kearney, Frank worked with corporate clients on key strategy and operational issues.
He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Duke University.
William Harlowe Miller, Jr. of Norwalk, Connecticut passed away peacefully at Stamford Hospital on August 30, 2021, after a long bout with dementia. He was born on April 22, 1939 in Mineola, NY to William Harlowe Miller and Martha Clarke Miller of Lloyd Harbor, New York. Bill attended Phillips Exeter Academy (class of 1957) where he played on the varsity soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse teams. He then attended Princeton University, where he played on the varsity ice hockey team and was a member of the Ivy Club. After graduating from Princeton in 1961, Bill served in the U.S. Navy, during which time he sailed on a destroyer, the USS Strong, and achieved the rank of Lieutenant. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1963, Bill earned his JD from Syracuse University College of Law in 1966. He also married Jean Piersol of Philadelphia in 1966. After living in New York City for a few years, Bill and Jeanie settled in their current house in Wilson Point, Connecticut.