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Dr. Jay H. Lehr is an internationally renowned lecturer, scientist, teacher, researcher and fitness expert. Dr. Lehr has lectured on every continent, is a consultant to many governments, and travels over 150,000 miles per year.
At age 20 Dr. Lehr graduated from Princeton University and the University of Arizona where he received his Ph.D. While at Princeton Dr. Lehr played a number of sports, Football, Swimming and Lacrosse where he was an All-American Goalie. He later coached Arizona and the Ohio State University Lacrosse Team for a few seasons and earned the honorable distinction of "The Father of Western Lacrosse" by Newsweek.
After graduating Dr. Lehr chose Science over professional athletics, not only because of his love of science, but his arthritic knees, he felt would hold him back at that level.
Dr. Lehr was forced to use crutches and wear heavy knee braces the majority of the time just a few years ago. Dr. Lehr was featured in Ripley's Believe It Or Not for completing the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in leg braces. He has completed this 2.4 mile swim, 110 mile bike ride and 26 mile run nine times now.
Dr. Lehr is also an ardent skydiver. On May 3rd, 1988 he jumped 25 times in a 12 hour span from 12,000 feet to break the previous record. He also holds the record for consecutive jumps, he has completed at least one jump per month for the last 20 years.
Dr. Lehr, at age 72, is still biking over 200 miles per week, running over 15 miles per week, and swimming over 15 miles per week. He plays hockey in a 20 to 30 year old age group once a week and skydives every other weekend. Due to the effects of the L*Bo Aid Dr. Lehr is now able to play Lacrosse again and fast pitch baseball as well. He recently played in the World Lacrosse Championships in Baltimore. Dr. Lehr is also looking forward to once again walking on his hands through the entire Princeton reunion parade this year.