As you progress to a mature age you may find you are not in the shape you want to be , having a family, concentrating on making money, generally enjoying yourself and picking up a few bad habits on the way has given you that pot belly or lack of drive to keep active. This causes health problems like aches and pains from the body being out of proportion internally and externally as well as having a bad diet which often goes hand in hand. When you are active you are more disciplined and it often translates to your diet. Unless you were active as a child and maintaining that healthier lifestyle good health can easily slip away. The good news is it is not too late to start. We are built to be active through necessity, working those muscles, keeping your posture, being able to do any activity and more generally keeping the blood flowing along with a healthy diet is a necessity so if you don`t have a physical job consider a sport, join a gym, start walking, buy that treadmill or spin bike, buy those weights there is no excuse.
An import point is that it is never too late to start. There are many examples of people in their 60s, 70s and 80s starting on a new exercise program.
An example of of a late starter is athlete and bodybuilder was Charles Eugster who started serious weight training at 87 years and at 90 started running after spending a career as a dentist. He did not like the way he was looking and the direction his health was headed in and needed to get in shape so he started a fitness program. From that start he won more than 100 fitness awards in multiple sports including bodybuilding, track and field and rowing in masters championships. Although he past away in 2017 at 97 years he was not only a great advocate of fitness but a great example and inspiration of what can be achieved so don`t wait and just imagine what can be achieve !
If you need inspiring take the time to checkout this youtube clip on 93 year old Charles Eugster`s speech at a TEDx talk in 2012 on the merits of exercise for health and goal setting.
There are many examples of fit elderly people but something to note about 66 year old Mike Millen`s training (below) is the variety of exercises and locations as seen in the youtube video. He does like the gym but there are many places and activities you can exercise to get yourself fit whether it is around your house, in your own gym or outdoors (at the park).