Fit Beyond 50: Ten Inspirational Male Role Models Part 3

Living “fit” is common among the young.

But what about the “young at heart”?

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:

5. Charles Eugster

Age: 92
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.

92 and looking great! What will you look like at that age?

6. Herbie Bowen

Age: 60
Accomplishment: Every day, he does 700 push ups, 10 sets of pull ups, and 10 sets of dips.

Just Like You:
Herbie is an average guy…just like you. He lives to workout and that’s what he does. Every. Day. 700. Push. Ups.

Can you do it?

SOURCE: bodyhack