Karl from Gosford is proud to be Planet Gosford’s oldest member, having recently turned 85 years old! Karl shared his life story with us… I arrived in Australia in 1949 from Estonia as a 17 year old scrawny teenager due to lack of proper nourishment after the war. At age 19, I joined a g...
85-year-old Jim Arrington is showing no signs of slowing down Think your age gives you an excuse to skip leg day? Nice try, but California bodybuilder Jim Arrington strongly begs to differ. The 85-year-old has just been named the world’s oldest male bodybuilder by Guinness World Records, and i...
Are you tired of going into the gym and getting on the same bike or treadmill every day? Or is running just not really your thing? Or maybe you feel fit but you just want to look toned or get stronger? Well, perhaps it’s time you gave weights a try! Weight training has many benefits besides just try...
Ernestine Shepherd talks to The Independent about the particularly ordinary route which led her into fitness, why she was motivated to go for a world record title and just what she eats every day. Every single morning Ernestine Shepherd wakes up at 2.30am, embarks upon a 10-mile walk and then heads...
Some days, you hit your workout feeling energised and powerful. You finish knowing you gave it your all, leaving nothing on the table. Other days, you struggle immensely with major workout fatigue. You work as hard as you can, but you’re exhausted. You try to shake the fatigue and gr...
