Dr. Harvey B. Simon, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Editor of The Harvard Men's Health Watch. Dr. Simon is member of the faculties of both Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has provided primary medical care to thousands of patients for more than 25 years.

In his presentation, Dr. Simon talks about his personal transformative experiences with exercise and health. Outlining both the short and long-term effects of exercise, Dr. Simon analyses the effects of exercise on traditional cardiovascular risk factors, metabolism, blood, mind, nervous system, cancer, sexual performance, and on the aging process. Dr. Simon also offers data on the optimal types of exercise for a healthy lifestyle and compares the health benefits between exercises of differing duration and intensity