Um...would ya care to rephrase that, laddie?
Posted on 02/24/2019 11:33:27 AM PST by Mariner
Once, you would hit the second half of life confident that nobody would expect you to whip your shirt off at a moment’s notice – or if you decided to disrobe at the beach, you would be afforded a degree of reverence becoming your age. You would hope that, if you ventured into the water, a dignified doggy-paddle would suffice. And you would not expect to have surf sprayed in your face by a 68-year-old Richard Branson, or his 57-year-old pal, Barack Obama, both of them still kiteboarding well into the age when most people are worrying about their chrysanthemums.
But times change. With disturbing parallels to the state pension, the age when you can relax and put your feet up is being nudged back – massaged by the wrinkle-free hands of a generation of celebrity midlifers. Sir Richard is just the front-runner. Close behind come Lenny Henry, 60, and Gregg Wallace (a mere 54), who have both shed many pounds recently. And then there is Noel Edmonds, 70, Mr Crinkley Bottom himself, who spent this year’s edition of I’m a Celebrity flaunting his fat-free torso in the jungle.
Why is this happening? One factor is the rise of age-group sport: as biking, running and Brazilian ju-jitsu offer sexagenarians their own competition brackets, there’s more incentive to keep limber enough to podium against one’s peers (the Ironman championships offer age divisions right up to 79).
“The popularity of CrossFit has helped drive interest in weightlifting, powerlifting, gymnastics and so on across older generations,” says trainer Sean Maloney. “I also don’t think you can discount the trend for consumers to focus more of their spending on experiences instead of material items.”
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Get up off your fat ass and EXERCISE VIGOROUSLY.
Jack LaLanne was pounding the same formula into your mother in 1960.
Um...would ya care to rephrase that, laddie?
Neat article!
Which one of these two lived longer than the other?
Cigarette smoking Barack Obama?
um....my almost 93 year old MIL would disagree...hasn’t exercised a day in her life, ate lots of carbs/sugar for past, oh, probably 40 years...and was an alcoholic for many years...BUT, she got a good start on a farm, so there’s that. She probably did sleep right.
Oh and she smoked for many years, too...
Try her formula and see how long YOU last.
GMTA
12 oz curls rule.
I think I can still do 10 push-ups. Wouldn’t want to take a chance on an injury, though. Better not try.
Nah...I’m in the always exercised, ate well 60 something group...and agree with eating well and exercising (in moderation). Just throwing this MIL issue out, because I think everyone is DIFFERENT...in how much exercise, and how they should eat.
Nah...I’m in the always exercised, ate well 60 something group...and agree with eating well and exercising (in moderation). Just throwing this MIL issue out, because I think everyone is DIFFERENT...in how much exercise, and how they should eat.
Jack died at 96 as a result of pneumonia.
“1984 (age 70) – handcuffed, shackled, and fighting strong winds and currents, he towed 70 rowboats, one with several guests, from the Queen’s Way Bridge in the Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary, 1 mile.[42]”
He was the fittest man on the planet for 50 years.
And, I used to do Jack LaLane exercises with my Mom...
“I think everyone is DIFFERENT...in how much exercise, and how they should eat.”
Everyone is healthier and better with vigorous exercise and proper diet/sleep.
How they lived is part of the equation. How they positively effected the people around them? Jack Lelanne died, because he listened to his MD and then got pneumonia out of the hospital. He should have never chosen the procedure. Our bodies are designed to move and we are meant to serve.
Being fit is a separate matter.
Longevity is all about the genes. Jack had a brother, who didn’t exercise all that much, and I believe he also outlived Jack.
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