Margaret Webb Set a Huge Fitness Goal on Her 50th Birthday

Margaret Webb set a fitness goal that many people would consider impossible-to be as fit in her 50s as she has been at any point in her life.

And she did it.

Margaret Webb

In her book Older, Faster, Stronger: What Women Runners Can Teach Us All About Living Younger, Longer, Margaret goes into great detail about her experience living her “super fit year”, and some of the changes that she saw in her health and her life.

She also sought out some amazing masters athletes (particularly runners) and shared conversations with some women that are doing amazing things on the track and on the roads into their 70s, 80s, and beyond.

We talked a lot about Margaret’s super fit year, her book, and just about the importance of being active at every stage of your life during our conversation today. Here are some of the highlights.

• Her goal to be as fit at 50 as she was as a varsity hockey player in university 30 years prior
• How she was able to determine her level of success
• The power of speed work to slow the aging process
• The lessons learned during her super fit year, beyond just the physical ones
• Stories of older women runners still racing, and setting world records, well into their 80s and beyond
• The experience of attending World Masters Championships
• Why healthy living and physical activity isn’t pushed more than medications and disease treatment
• The lack of attention for the accomplishments of masters athletes

If you’d like to read her book, and I highly recommend it, you can order the book here.

Connect with Margaret online, find her page on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter.

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