Comments on: 65 Years Young http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Meg http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/comment-page-1/#comment-47912 Meg Sat, 31 May 2008 18:04:40 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/#comment-47912 This guy is freaking outrageous! hah! 65? AWESOME!!!!!! Thanks for sharing! Meg This guy is freaking outrageous! hah! 65? AWESOME!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Meg

]]> By: Geo http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/comment-page-1/#comment-47715 Geo Fri, 30 May 2008 18:09:56 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/#comment-47715 I don't think anyone can argue with the results this gentleman has achieved putting in the time he has. As has been mentioned, to most of us this is a bit 'extreme' as many of us have diverse interests and will presumably carry those into our retirement years. The point I came away from the article with is that as we age, exercise is the fountain of youth. It helps to keep our minds and bodies young. Perhaps for this gentleman, working out five hours a day four to five days per week and being an employee at the gym is his retirement. I say to each his own. Regardless, this article is a good example of what applying yourself can do despite your numerical age. We are quickly learning that there is chronological age and physical age and that the don't need to be the same. I don’t think anyone can argue with the results this gentleman has achieved putting in the time he has. As has been mentioned, to most of us this is a bit ‘extreme’ as many of us have diverse interests and will presumably carry those into our retirement years.

The point I came away from the article with is that as we age, exercise is the fountain of youth. It helps to keep our minds and bodies young. Perhaps for this gentleman, working out five hours a day four to five days per week and being an employee at the gym is his retirement. I say to each his own.

Regardless, this article is a good example of what applying yourself can do despite your numerical age. We are quickly learning that there is chronological age and physical age and that the don’t need to be the same.

]]> By: Administrator http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/comment-page-1/#comment-47652 Administrator Fri, 30 May 2008 10:24:34 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/#comment-47652 Tom, several hours a day are everything BUT necessary. I'll likely add a separate entry to address this topic further. Thank you for the comments. Ross Tom, several hours a day are everything BUT necessary. I’ll likely add a separate entry to address this topic further. Thank you for the comments.

Ross

]]> By: TomG http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/comment-page-1/#comment-47592 TomG Fri, 30 May 2008 01:59:53 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/#comment-47592 The key phrase here is this: "several hours a day." A lot of people lead busy lives and have interests that tend toward the intellectual and cerebral as they age. Sure, you can have that kind of body with a great deal of sacrifice, but I'd rather lead a full and richly diverse life and die a few years earlier. Time is always the key. And that can override motivation. When you dedicate your life to physical fitness, it is easy to spend a considerable amount of time doing just that, especially if you are a trainer or don't have a lot of varied interests. I would rather be a physically fit (an hour a day) AND interesting person who can engage in ideas far removed from only health and fitness. That's not to say that I don't take my fitness seriously, but I just measure it in a more balanced dose. The ones that get to great physical heights tend to obsess and damn if that isn't limiting...There's a huge world out there! The key phrase here is this: “several hours a day.” A lot of people lead busy lives and have interests that tend toward the intellectual and cerebral as they age. Sure, you can have that kind of body with a great deal of sacrifice, but I’d rather lead a full and richly diverse life and die a few years earlier. Time is always the key. And that can override motivation. When you dedicate your life to physical fitness, it is easy to spend a considerable amount of time doing just that, especially if you are a trainer or don’t have a lot of varied interests. I would rather be a physically fit (an hour a day) AND interesting person who can engage in ideas far removed from only health and fitness.

That’s not to say that I don’t take my fitness seriously, but I just measure it in a more balanced dose. The ones that get to great physical heights tend to obsess and damn if that isn’t limiting…There’s a huge world out there!

]]> By: hagler http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/comment-page-1/#comment-47539 hagler Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:26 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/05/29/65-years-young/#comment-47539 awesome piece ross and even though i am 47 next month its given me heart that i can still keep going through my paces for another 30 years awesome piece ross and even though i am 47 next month its given me heart that i can still keep going through my paces for another 30 years

]]>