The Fit Boomers
Seems we are a fit lot in general – and many of us making great strides to get there. (Us being the Baby Boomers. My goal: “Buffed-Boomer Queen”). How about a few quotes from posts/articles I recently came across:
“68 yr old female bodybuilder – definitely not a senior” – from a woman asking for advice to reach her goal of “being ripped by 70”. I love it!
“ A group of nursing home residents ranging in age from 87 to 96 recently improved their muscle strength by almost 180 percent after just eight weeks of weightlifting” – from an article on the Blue Cross Blue Shield ‘Healthy Me’ website.
There is a recent story about a 73 year old power lifter – OK a male, but I thought I would acknowledge him. http://tinyurl.com/dmj56s
I write this blog to hone the strategy, objectives and imperative for my websitesixpackatsixty.com which is currently under development. This stuff is exciting to me and I see the sixpackatsixty website as THE gathering place for really fit/ripped/buffed women, and women with that goal. Would love your feedback to this vision:
- Celebrate our achievements – big and small
- Share goals – once you put them out there you have the sisterhood of support to achieve them
- I will share tips form my experience
- Get tips from a select group of “favorite trainers”
- Advice corner – you ask, I research the answers.
- Rate the Gyms in your city. I plan to start with San Diego – which gyms value our membership
- Challenge ourselves – I have some cool ideas which will be revealed later
- We have a passion to be fit and to look great – let’s get noticed.
Let me end this entry with a special mention of a woman who decided at 72 that struggling to carry 50-lb bags of kitty litter needed to end. She kept the cat and took up weight training. Did so well that her trainer talked her into competing at 74. She won over 40 trophies before “taking a break from competitions”. The photo in the attached story doesn’t have a date though she was 86 when the 2006 story was written. http://tinyurl.com/huls3 Sadly Morjorie Newlin passed away January 2008. We salute her.
If you are excited about a community of fit and buffed women who are also Boomers – comment, subscribe, pass it on, and let me know your views.
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