In Memoriam: Herbert A. de Vries

Herbert de Vries, after whom one of the Council on Aging & Adult Development's (CAAD) most prestigious awards is named, passed away October 1, days before his 92nd birthday. Professor emeritus of kinesiology at the University of Southern California, de Vries was one of the world's leading muscle and exercise physiologists throughout the 1960s and '70s. His long-term research focused on senior citizens and exercise, particularly on residents of Laguna Beach, CA. He conducted extensive research on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and authored many scholarly essays on physical fitness and aging, examining the effects of exercise on quality of life. De Vries maintained that the most important outcome of physical activity is stress reduction. He was a long-time member of AAHPERD/AAPAR. More...