8 People Who Are Rocking Life No Matter Their Age

Ageing is something no person can escape from, but the idea that getting older is negative needs to be thrown out the window. Even though society puts many boundaries based on age, people should really treat it as just a number. It’s their mindset that people should try to keep young and refreshed, not their faces or bodies. There are so many great examples outside that teach us how one person never stops progressing as they get older.

1. Ernestine Shepherd

Ernestine is known as the oldest competing bodybuilder, who is now at the age of 86. She doesn’t compete anymore, but she is still very active with her training teaching us that age is only small letters when it comes to staying fit.

2. Yazemeenah Rossi

Yazemeenah Rossi got her first gray hair at 11, but it didn’t stop her from becoming a model. Now she’s 65 and she has worked with fashion designers like YSL, Jil Sander, and Thierry Mugler. Before her modeling career took off, she was raising her 2 children at home.

3. Eveline Hall

The 76-year-old model and actress says: “I would say it’s this very moment. I would like to be an inspiration for women, to prove there are no age limits. My face reflects my life, my personality. One can be beautiful and sexy, but one can no longer be young.”

4. Helen Ruth Elam aka Baddie Winkle

The famous internet personality became viral when she was 85 and now, at the age of 94, she is still wildly popular. She fights against ageism and society’s norms that are imposed on women.

5. Maye Musk

The mother of Elon Musk has been a model for over 50 years and at the age of 74 she is still very active in her professional life. She is also a dietitian and she gives presentations around the world.

6. Iris Apfel

By now, everyone knows who Iris is and she is known for her trailbrazing business ventures, including her interior designing. She is now 101-years-old and she has worked with 9 different presidencies regarding textiles.

7. Joan MacDonald

Joan is now 75 and only 5 years ago, she looked a lot different than what she looks like now. She was suffering from arthritis and edema on her legs and that’s when she decided to make a change. She started working out and her mindset and body completely changed.

8. Heinz Werner Bongard

Heinz has been a very successful bodybuilder later on in his life. More specifically, he won the “over 60” category in the German championship in 2005. In 2016, at the age of 72, Bongard won the German championship for seniors in the bench press.

Do you know of any people who, despite their age, still have a very active lifestyle? What is it that they do to keep their bodies moving?