Dan King, 65, lives by the “use it or lose it” mantra. “If you’re not pushing yourself physically, you’re signaling your body to decay faster, to degrade faster, and I don’t want that,” Dan says. “I want this chassis to be able to support all things I love to do for as long as I
Liz Hopwood was planning to have hip-replacement surgery this spring. But now, she’s too strong and too busy for that. It’ll just have to wait – because Liz, 90, is pain free and feeling great. She’s been working out twice a week with a trainer at a gym and almost every day at home. “The
In the realm of inspirational athletes, there are two realms that come into play: the achievements and the motivation. Consider Rita Hanscom, 70, who won the gold medal and set an American record in the pentathlon last month for women in her age group at the USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championships in Florida.
Malcolm Miller recalls clearly that he was driving with his wife, son and two dogs in the car, stopping at a red light to enter the interstate, and then his wife saying, “Malcolm, go – the light turned green.” But that’s it. “I blacked out. I don’t remember anything,” Malcolm, now 64, says about the
Sergio and Debora met when they were 13. This summer, they’ll celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Over the decades, they’ve raised three children, enjoyed successful careers, and spent as much time together as possible. And in the last 12 years, they have been dedicated to working out so they can stay strong and prevent health
What’s on your “bucket list” of things you want to do at least once in life? Do you want to see your grandkids get married? Do you want to wear a dress you wore years ago but have outgrown? Maybe you want to climb a local hill – or Mount Kilimanjaro. We all have a
Sometimes when we’re stuck, it takes a loved one’s guidance to help us take the first step toward reaching a goal. It can be that way with fitness over 50, whether the loved one is a spouse, friend – or even an adult child. Fitness has a way of bringing people closer together. Take Sandy
Vince spent decades working the oil fields of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay. And now in semi-retirement at 66, he keeps strong at the gym to enjoy adventures like snowmachining in the mountains. “I love being outdoors and doing physical things – always have,” says Vince. “I need to stay in good shape. I’m not ready to
Here’s one of the great things about getting older: You’ve lived through enough experiences to have learned lessons about what works for you – and what doesn’t. About how to reach a goal successfully. About how to get your mindset right to win. Now, maybe you didn’t always talk about it in these terms when
Did you know that you’re either good or bad? Always right or always wrong? A big success or a total failure? It’s true! If, that is, you subscribe to the common but dangerous “all or nothing” attitude that too many people take with diet and exercise. And just like things aren’t always so simple in