You Can Grow Younger

Octogenarian Water Skiers

By watching these 80-year-olds (80 and 81, actually), maybe we'll be inspired to get off the couch and do something. Maybe we can do fun activites and sports that we used to love, but thought we were too old to enjoy now. These are truly amazing performances -- for octogenarians -- for most any age, really.

 

Now, how about a woman water skier? Just as impressive -- maybe more.

 

By putting our attention on men and women, such as these two award-winning water skiers, Frank Bonney and Francis Woofenden, who defy the accepted beliefs about aging, we challenge these self-limiting and self-destructive beliefs. The more often we do this the more open we become to adopting more empowering expectations for ourselves as we age.

 And now I'd like to invite you to claim your FREE Fitter After 50 / Fitter for Life e-newsletter when you visit http://www.FitterforLife.com

From Ed Mayhew -- the author of Fitter After 50, Fitter For Life and other books, CDs, videos and articles on how you, too, can make falling apart as you age merely an option -- NOT a mandate. Why not make the rest of your life the BEST of your life? http://www.FitterforLife.com and  http://www.amazon.com/Age-Blasters-Steps-Younger-You/dp/1598589083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276528674&sr=1-1 (click here for paperback or Kindle editions of AGE BLASTERS)

What an 80-Year-Old Skier Does to Continue Racing

  

80-year-old skier, Walter Maier, still enjoys skiing and competing in the giant slalom in the  NASTAR (National Standard Recreational Skiing) program. There are several levels of competition and in the Gold level Walter ranked first out of 18 skiers nationwide for the 2009-2010 skiing season. Here is some of what he does to continue to excel at this typically young person's sport.

• Makes skiing a family activity
• Eats a healthful diet heavy on fruits and vegetables from his garden and berry patch
• Doesn't smoke and drinks sparingly
• Stays active year round playing tennis, rollerblading, biking, gardening, ice skating ...
• Continues to do what he loves to do -- ski and compete

Here is one of his key beliefs from an article that accompanies the video. Walter says, "We don't fail to be active because we're old. We're old because we're not active." You can read the whole article with the video by visiting: http://www.twitter.com/AgeBlasters

Marietta, New York's Walter Maier shows us that by maintaining an active lifestyle and keeping a postive attitude we can continue doing what we love into our ninth decade and maybe beyond. What fun activities are on your agenda for this new year?

 And now I'd like to invite you to claim your FREE Fitter After 50 / Fitter for Life e-newsletter when you visit http://www.FitterforLife.com

From Ed Mayhew -- the author of Fitter After 50, Fitter For Life and other books, CDs, videos and articles on how you, too, can make falling apart as you age merely an option -- NOT a mandate. Why not make the rest of your life the BEST of your life? http://www.FitterforLife.com and  http://www.amazon.com/Age-Blasters-Steps-Younger-You/dp/1598589083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276528674&sr=1-1 (click here for paperback or Kindle editions of AGE BLASTERS)

 

 

 

  

 

Going for the Gold in London in 2012 -- at age 50!

Lisa Fisco at 46 was just getting over a nasty divorce, in debt up to her eyebrows and greatly overweight when she decided to change course. She is now, 50, and training to make the USA Weight-Lifting team to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London, as the oldest Olympic weightlifter, ever. Take a look and hear her truly inspiring story.

  

 

 

Listen to this radio interview Lisa did with Growing Bolder.com

 http://growingbolder.com/media/sports/weightlifting/lisa-fisco-652186.html#content_tabs

If an out-of-shape (as in 100-plus-pounds overweight) middle-aged recently-divorced mother of three, with a huge financial debt, can go for the Gold at the upcoming Olympics, then what is holding us back from reaching for our dreams. Lisa Fisco is in serious training for the 2012 London Olympics; whether she achieves her mega weightlifting goals or not, she has gone from severely depressed to having put life-giving passion back into her life and in the process inspired countless folks like you and me. She has stepped out of mainstream mediocrity to risk failure to live her dreams. We may not want to take such a giant step, but we might be able to find a slightly smaller dream or two to pursue -- to rekindle the joy of living while pursuing major goals. 

  And now I'd like to invite you to claim your FREE Fitter After 50 / Fitter for Life e-newsletter when you visit http://www.FitterforLife.com

From Ed Mayhew -- the author of Fitter After 50, Fitter For Life and other books, CDs, videos and articles on how you, too, can make falling apart as you age merely an option -- NOT a mandate. Why not make the rest of your life the BEST of your life? http://www.FitterforLife.com and  http://www.amazon.com/Age-Blasters-Steps-Younger-You/dp/1598589083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276528674&sr=1-1 (click here for paperback or Kindle editions of AGE BLASTERS)