Case Study #1

A 94 year-old Australian great-great-grandmother who quit school at 12 is said to have become the world’s oldest person to earn a university masters degree.

Medical Science Masters Degree graduate Phyllis Turner, from Australia’s Adelaide University, began studying for her postgraduate degree at age 90 and received her degree this week.

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Case Study #2

86 year-old bodybuilder Morjorie Newlin, who started at age 72, is one of the oldest female bodybuilders. “I want to be as independent as I can be, for as long as I can,” says Newlin, a great-grandmother and retired nurse who turns 86 tomorrow. “I just want to do things for myself.”

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Case Study#3

At 94, he’s run seven marathons (five in London), countless half-marathons and was recently part of the world’s oldest marathon team in Edinburgh.

Fauja’s jogging skills were developed on an Indian farm in Punjab, and then at the magical age of 81, when he moved to the UK, his love for the sport became more “serious”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/4631111.stm

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71 year-old Male Bodybuilder

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89 year-old woman Triathlete

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You’re never too old to learn, lift, or run.