This is exactly happening to me. I am fitter, stronger, leaner and I feel way better than I was in my early twenties. I am almost 37 now. And I was a performance machine that time. I was competitively racing on international level in rowing. Rowing being one of the hardest physical sports out there […]
The number 1 reason we get older
Yes, we all get older. The time ticks to all of us the same way. It’s fair. And it’s frightening. We really get older the same way. All of us. But some of us seem to be getting older at a much slower pace. We don’t really get older the same way. For some of […]
Fifties are new thirties
I have been noticing lately, that more and more people around me that are 50 years old and older are much fitter, stronger, leaner and generally healthier than younger people in their 30ties that I know. And I tend to notice things like this a lot. Shame on you youth! Is being fit, strong […]
How to stop aging process
At 73, Ed Whitlock ran a marathon in a amazing time of 2:54. Wow! 2 hours and 54 minutes. This is discouraging and encouraging at the same time for me. Discouraging, because I will be never able to catch up with this guy. To run a marathon under 3 hours is almost impossible for me and […]
Age is just a number
Age is just a number – amazing swimmer at 60
Former Northwestern University swimmer Richard T. Abrahams became the first 50-year-old to break 50 seconds in the 100-yard free-style. His time at age 50 was faster than when he competed at the 1964 Olympic Trials. A decade later, in 2005, Abrahams became the first 60-year-old to break 50 seconds in 100-yard free-style. His best time […]
Age is just a number
I’ve been reading about some amazing athletic performances of people in older age recently. Here is one: The Ukrainian Tatyana Pozdnyakova won the 2003 City of Los Angeles Marathon in 2:29:40 at age 48 . The Los Angeles Marathon is not some small-time affair. It attracts elite runners from around the world. Pozdniakova finished more […]