These 10 Women in Their 60s and 70s Defied Every Aging Stereotype—And Their Secret Weapon Will Shock You!
Pairing Up for Power
CYNTHIA SANDERS, 66, has run 28 marathons and always considered herself fit. But last August, when a trainer asked her to push-press 45 pounds, she couldn’t do it.
On the way home, Sanders, of Cedar Hill, Texas, bought an Olympic barbell and practiced the rest of the day. Being humbled by a fitness feat “made her so mad,” says her friend and neighbor Becky Hennesey, 67. It wasn’t an ego thing—Sanders, who works in a rehab facility, witnesses daily what a lack of strength does to the body. “I see patients my age or younger who can’t walk or stand because of lack of muscle,” she says. She recruited Hennesey to join her with a personal trainer every Friday morning, to hold each other accountable.
So began a new chapter: weightlifting with friends. As the pair got stronger together, nailed form, and were challenged in new ways, they grew interested in Hyrox competitions (which combine running with moves like sled pushes, sandbag lunges, and farmer’s carries). In June, Sanders competed in Hyrox’s national championships, pushing a whopping 225 pounds.
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