I’ll be turning 63 in late August, and I still sometimes hear, “Wait till you get to my age.”
But here’s the thing: people have been saying that to me since I was a fitness instructor at 21.
I don’t say that to younger people because I don’t want them to fear Aging. We do have some agency over how we age. Not total control, of course. Illness, freak accidents, congenital conditions, and life itself can change everything in an instant. But we can still do something with the cards we’ve been dealt.
That’s why I do my best to follow women older than me who keep shattering stereotypes and showing me what’s possible in your 70s, 80s, and 90s.
I refuse to look back at “the good old days.” Honestly, I don’t think I have any that compare to how I feel today.
I don’t know how much time I have left on this earth, and I never know when something could change my life in a second. I’ve overcome major depressive disorder and Anxiety, a life-threatening eating disorder, all kinds of injuries, including a herniated disc, broken toes, and a torn rotator cuff. I have Arthritis in some joints, SVT in my heart, had a close call with colon Cancer, and on it goes.
But I will not take aging sitting down.
I work out. I practice Yoga. I do improv. I’m taking singing lessons. I work. I’m writing my next book.
And if you are younger than me, please rest assured: your best days are not necessarily behind you.
They may very well be ahead of you. I, for one, still don’t feel I’ve peaked.
Some 70+ women who make me feel I’m going to be ok – @ginnymaccoll @lifeinmy70s @reneefitat70 @kathysmithfitness
Cover photo and handstand clip filmed at @jeffersonfitsrq
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