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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPhoto Series Of Seniors Shatters Every Aging Stereotype
Mark Twain once said "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." But with negative stereotypes of aging in the media, it's hard not to associate growing older with nothing but aches, pains, feebleness, and lack of freedom and mobility. So to uncover the truth about aging, journalist and photographer Vladimir Yakovlev set out to find if age really has anything to do with your happiness or ability to accomplish great things.
At 56, Yakovlev said it was his own curiosity about aging that prompted the series, "The Age of Happiness." "It was a personal question," Yakovlev told The Huffington Post in an email. "I wanted to find out how much I can affect/influence whatever is my life gonna be after 70."At 56, Yakovlev said it was his own curiosity about aging that prompted the series, "The Age of Happiness." "It was a personal question," Yakovlev told The Huffington Post in an email. "I wanted to find out how much I can affect/influence whatever is my life gonna be after 70."
For nearly five years, Yakovlev traveled Europe, China and the United States, meeting incredible people at age 60, 70, 80 and beyond, who aren't letting age slow them down. The stunning photographs reveal individuals who are accomplishing things they never thought were possible, especially at an older age.
They are marathoners, skateboarders, ice skaters, and DJs. There's even a 60-something pole-dancer. What did the photographer learn from the dozens of inspiring seniors he met? "Life after 60 can be the best time in your life. I can be happy," he said.
Greta Pontarelli is 63 years old. Greta only started pole dancing two years ago, when she was diagnosed with osteoporosis, a condition that destroys bone density. "To strengthen my bones, I needed strenuous exercise. But just weight-lifting is very boring. That's why I looked into dancing with a pylon."
Ruth Flowers decided to become a DJ at 68 with no prior experience whatsoever. The 73 year old now enjoys flying around the world performing at popular clubs.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/senior-photo-series-stereotype-aging_n_6478726.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Hepburn
(21,054 posts)Yeah!!!!
shenmue
(38,545 posts)to do more stuff as I get older.
aikoaiko
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ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)ariesgem
(1,635 posts)That's the fountain of youth... they swim in the pool and become young again.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,072 posts)Journeyman
(15,328 posts)Calvin (Panel 1): Ever notice how the older people get, the slower they do things?
Calvin (Panel 2): I wonder why that is. I would think that the less life you had left, the faster you'd want to do everything, so you could pack more into the remaining years.
Calvin (Panel 3): You can bet when I'm a geezer like Dad, I'll be going like a maniac.
Hobbes: Oh great.
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Skittles
(164,273 posts)check into the fitness DVDs offered by Cathe Friedrich, Kelley Coffey-Meyer and Jari Love as well as kettlebell videos
ariesgem
(1,635 posts)Check out this 77 year old lady doing her thing in the weight room...
Scuba
(53,475 posts)japple
(10,459 posts)I appreciate your post. Bless you for for this forward-looking thread.
ariesgem
(1,635 posts)exactly on my 50th birthday. I asked myself, "where did the time go?!!! Medicare is next on the horizon for me. These folks give me inspiration.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Response to japple (Reply #7)
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Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)I am seriously impressed. How great for all of them!

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