15 QUOTES of ACTIVE ADULTS over 50
- “I want to be able to play golf till the last day I’m breathing. That's my rest and relaxation. That's my stress release.” – Roy Sprague, age 60.
- “Sometimes people say, ‘You’re too old’ or ‘Women shouldn’t play hockey,’ but I don’t care.” – Diane Firmani
- “Before I discovered exercise, my life was in a shambles. Exercise changed my whole outlook on everything.” – Superfit grandma Wendy Ida
- “I do as I feel, and I like to stay active and be around people. I still want to keep moving. If I sat down, I think I’d just give up.” – Toni Stahl, who works out regularly at age 100!
- “It’s like you have a date with your workout partner and you don’t want to let them down,” Carolyn Weaver workouts with friend Karen
- “It slows you down and requires you to focus on the moment, not what you need to do later.” - Jimmy Hatcher prizes the meditative aspect of exercise:
- “I work out because it’s fun. Exercising makes me feel good when I’m done, and even when I’m doing it.” - Sue Heaton
- Super-fit golfing legend Greg Norman says his fitness is like a “15th club in my bag.”
- “Eat right. Move your body. That’s all I’m doing. Ain’t nothing magic here, right?” – Instagram star Bill Hendricks
- “I’ve watched people who aged gracefully. And they all did some kind of exercise regularly.” - Jeff Lasater wants to prolong his quality of life as long as possible.
- “You’re never so old that it’s OK to be weak.” – Football coach Bill Curry
- “I’ve never felt this alive. It's amazing what we are capable of, and it just takes the faith to make that first step.” – Rosalinda Parrish
- “That’s why I keep working out. I want to keep going where I want to go and doing what I want to do.” – World traveler Kay Willoughby
- “You just can’t stop because something happens (like her hip replacement surgery). You have to keep going.” – Shebah Carfagna
- “Living healthy and spiritually wealthy so I can laugh, love and live!” - Stroke survivor Lora Brooks works out three times a week.
