Eugene man turns 108: ‘As long as I’ve got my good mind, I can meet people’
Does it matter that Jonathan happens to identify as a tortoise? If we are truly tolerant and accepting of any individual’s biological and social identity, we’d accept Jonathan, who simply wants to live, just like any of us.
Can we make an exception for including Jonathan in this thread of inspiring stories of healthy longevity? The case for making an exception is that at least he doesn’t spend his life in frigid water like the greenland shark or bowheaded whale, but lives on solid ground like all of us humans. He is apparently the oldest land animal, and may we all gain inspiration from his healthy longevity🐢…
Yet again it’s all down to the genes as I keep repeating - nothing about his diet (though plant based), exercise (exercise? nah!) or lifestyle (no smoking and alcohol) regimens, though he seems a pretty even keeled and easy going fellow.
I did find it interesting that apparently Jonathan is a gay icon - who knew - LGBT community represent!
Jonathan the tortoise is 194 years old and thriving. His genes help explain why.
194 years old is just badass, no matter how you put it. This line stood out to me from the article:
- “Aging is the greatest risk factor for nearly every chronic disease we face…”
The time to beat is now over 5 hours… she beat her old record by over 30 minutes. Not your average grandmother 
On Tuesday, 61-year-old Donna Jean Wilde of Canada broke the world record for the longest female abdominal plank, holding the position for five full hours.
Kyle Case, chief executive officer of the Huntsman World Senior Games, said Wilde told them six months ago that she wanted to break her existing world record of 4:30:11 at the games.
“So we brainstormed a little bit and came up with this idea of partnering and coupling it with the opening ceremonies, and holy cow! Her performance was unbelievable!” he said. “The crowd there and the energy and everybody cheering was just fantastic.”
Case said what Wilde was able to accomplish is the “whole point” of the Huntsman World Senior Games.
my gosh and I thought 8 minutes was something
I thought I was doing well a 2 minutes… I’m crushed.
NPC bodybuilding on YouTube have some videos of various winners of different age classes such as 45, 50, 60, 70+ years old.
Here are some links to other competitors on YouTube:
60+
70+
80+ years old
I’m proud of my 90 sec 