The ideal for society is youth, marriage and family, then age and death. The myth that you start dying as soon as you’re born gives the majority of society a reason to give up their journey for youth as soon as they get married. But, as you’ll see below, there’s a growing trend to debunk that myth.
I dare you to compare your feats to the feats these Greats accomplish each day:
1. Larry Macon
Age: 67
Accomplishment: Ran his 113th marathon in one year and was placed in the Guinness Book of World Records at age 67.
Accomplishment: Ran his 113th marathon in one year and was placed in the Guinness Book of World Records at age 67.
Why he runs:
He doesn’t run to win. He runs to live. His pace is slower than others and he likes it that way. He gets to meet new people and socialize. And that’s what life is about for this full-time trial attorney
from San Antonio, who will do anything to make it to a race. Larry often runs 2-3 marathons in one weekend!
He doesn’t run to win. He runs to live. His pace is slower than others and he likes it that way. He gets to meet new people and socialize. And that’s what life is about for this full-time trial attorney
from San Antonio, who will do anything to make it to a race. Larry often runs 2-3 marathons in one weekend!
When’s the last time you ran more than one marathon at a time?
2. Don Wildman
Age: 79
Accomplishment: At age 75 was declared the “World’s Healthiest 75 Year Old”
Accomplishment: At age 75 was declared the “World’s Healthiest 75 Year Old”
Tough as Nails: Instead of retiring from life when the founder of the now “Bally Fitness Club” retired from his profession, he continued his fitness quest: working out daily. His workouts aren’t just any workouts, though. You may find him in his home gym doing 3-hour all body workouts and then hitting the bike trails. Or you may find him surfing near his home.
Can you hang ten with this Phenom?
3. Marco Olmo
Age: 64
Accomplishment: At 58 years old, won the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, known as the toughest marathon race in the world.
Accomplishment: At 58 years old, won the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, known as the toughest marathon race in the world.
Persistence:
It took Marco 30 years to win his first big race. But, in 2006, at 58 years old, Marco took the Grand Prize. He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc…the toughest marathon race in the world. His Kilamanjaro came when he won it for the second time in 2007.
It took Marco 30 years to win his first big race. But, in 2006, at 58 years old, Marco took the Grand Prize. He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc…the toughest marathon race in the world. His Kilamanjaro came when he won it for the second time in 2007.
Would you persist at a sport that if you knew it would take 30 years to ace it?
4. Tony Horton
Age: 54Accomplishment: Tony’s the creator of the tremendous P90X fitness system.
A Way of Life: Tony’s love of fitness helped him evolve from aspirations to become an actor to becoming one of today’s top fitness trainers. He may be hitting his mid 50’s but he’s just getting warmed up. As a trainer to the stars, Tony show no signs of slowing down just because time (and society) says he should.
What will you be doing at 54?
5. Charles Eugster
Age: 92
Accomplishment: He’s a 92 year old bodybuilder.
Accomplishment: He’s a 92 year old bodybuilder.
Not Looking for Youth:
“We’re told that old age is a continuous state of decline, and that we should stop working, slow down and prepare to die. I disagree. To me, a 65-year-old is young. I turn 92 this year. It is a frightening prospect – the law of averages is against me, and, yes, one day something will happen and that will be it. But until that day comes, I’m going to carry on working on my abs,” Charles told The Guardian. An inspirational story from a then 91-year old bodybuilder.
“We’re told that old age is a continuous state of decline, and that we should stop working, slow down and prepare to die. I disagree. To me, a 65-year-old is young. I turn 92 this year. It is a frightening prospect – the law of averages is against me, and, yes, one day something will happen and that will be it. But until that day comes, I’m going to carry on working on my abs,” Charles told The Guardian. An inspirational story from a then 91-year old bodybuilder.
92 and looking great! What will you look like at that age?
Source: http://www.bodyhack.com/blog/
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