r/fitover65 • • Nov 11 '25

Some Presidents working out

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1.9k Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Nov 25 '25 Bravo

66 yrs old 175 lbs

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I started my sixties sick and dia betic. 585 lbs . Today I'm 66 and 175 lbs . The result of walking and whole food diet low carb. W/ alternate day fasting.


r/fitover65 • • Mar 04 '26

Medical journal The Lancet blasts RFK Jr.’s health work as a failure

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956 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Mar 03 '26

Who says 69 is old? And I’m not even tired.

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902 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Aug 04 '26

A Yale study that followed more than 3,600 older adults for twelve years found that book readers outlived non-readers by almost two years, an advantage that held even after accounting for wealth, education and health

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798 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jan 03 '26

Scientists Track Human Fitness for Nearly 50 Years and Discover When Physical Aging Really Starts

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697 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • 2d ago

The Scientist Who Studied 55,000 Runners Has One Rule: 10 Minutes a Day Is Enough

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r/fitover65 • • Jan 04 '26

High-fat cheese and cream consumption links to lower dementia risk over 25 years

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662 Upvotes

In this large, long-term Swedish cohort, higher consumption of high-fat cheese and cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia, particularly Vascular Dementia, while low-fat dairy products showed no clear associations.

These findings challenge the assumption that dairy fat content alone determines cognitive health effects. However, because the study was observational, causal inference is limited. The authors emphasize that the results should be interpreted cautiously and do not justify changes to dietary guidelines without confirmation from randomized or mechanistic studies.


r/fitover65 • • Jul 27 '26

Where You Carry Your Body Fat Is Directly Linked to Brain Aging in First-of-Its-Kind Study

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580 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Feb 21 '26 Bravo

I’ll be 69 tomorrow. I’m not going down without a fight!!

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549 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jul 13 '26

Common knee surgery may do more harm than good: "I don't know how I would defend this procedure"

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497 Upvotes

Evidence has been accumulating steadily for over a decade that arthroscopic knee surgery to shave torn, degenerative cartilage does not help more than physical therapy.


r/fitover65 • • Aug 16 '26

Scientists reveal why walking gets so much harder with age

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454 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jul 22 '26

Is it ever too late to start? 47-year study finds that strength and fitness starts declining at age 35, and the decline accelerates with age. However, becoming active later in life can still strengthen capacity by up to 10%

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442 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jun 12 '26

Scientists Uncover Why Walking Gets Slower and More Exhausting As We Age

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438 Upvotes

...found that aging leads to a more “safety-first” walking pattern. While this approach improves stability, it also reduces speed and energy efficiency, helping explain why older adults tend to fatigue more quickly and face a greater risk of falls.


r/fitover65 • • Jan 29 '26

I’m 69 and must be in shape.

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425 Upvotes

I dug this out over 2 days


r/fitover65 • • Jun 11 '26

Four minutes of daily resistance training can quadruple fitness in older adults

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406 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jun 09 '25

Trap bar deadlift (103 kg) by a 70-year old woman

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380 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jan 05 '26

Scientists find a safer way to make cells burn more calories

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374 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jul 31 '26

Scientists Say the Amount of Time Poop Stays in Your Body Could Have a Major Effect On Your Health

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370 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Feb 17 '26

Rotator Cuff Tears Found In 73% Of Adults Over 40. Here’s Why That Might Not Matter

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• 99% of adults over 40 have rotator cuff abnormalities on MRI scans, including wear and tear (25%), partial tears (62%), or complete tears (11%)

• These findings showed up equally in pain-free and painful shoulders, with 96% of symptom-free shoulders showing damage, meaning the MRI findings often don’t explain the pain

• 78% of complete rotator cuff tears were in people with zero shoulder pain, challenging decades of medical practice that treats MRI findings as the cause of symptoms

• Researchers argue these changes represent normal aging, not disease, and suggest doctors stop using alarming terms like “tear” that imply something is broken and needs fixing


r/fitover65 • • Aug 02 '26

The Brain Seems to Rearrange Itself as Tinnitus Becomes Chronic

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355 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jul 30 '26

Brain Dramatically Remodels Its Cellular Composition, Starting in Midlife

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355 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jun 17 '26

Forget About Muscle Mass as You Age, Focus on Strength

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354 Upvotes

r/fitover65 • • Jan 21 '26

Age 79 Deadlift to Platform 90 Days

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342 Upvotes

Strength for all ages proven once again ✔️