Watching Charlotte Lim at work in the gym, it’s easy to forget that she’s 80. She does a pull-up, chin clearing the bar with ease. She drops to the ground and powers through a set of feet-elevated push-ups. Then, she grabs a dumbbell off the rack, holds it close to her chest, and drops into
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Teri Carlyle, 58, who lives with her sister and father in Vallejo, California. Carlyle said that multigenerational living The agreement has worked well for them and has allowed the family to reduce costs. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. I have had
LeBron James, 41, said he doesn’t see why athletes should retire if they’re still performing at a high level. In a video posted Monday from a live “The Shop” podcast panel at Fanatics Fest, the NBA star talked about what keeps him playing after 23 seasons and why he’s not ready to stop. “One of
Halle Berry says she’s entering age 60 with the same drive she’s always had and has no plans to slow down just yet. On Wednesday’s episode of the “Making Space with Hoda Kotb” podcast, the Oscar-winning actress said one of the things she finds frustrating about aging is the expectation of retiring. Berry, who turns
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Christine Casady, a 75-year-old American retiree. It has been edited for length and clarity. My husband is an avid traveler and because of that, we have traveled extensively for almost three decades. Ten years before I retired, we started taking longer trips and
I didn’t expect that my children growing up would make me think so much about my parents. When my children were young, my wife and I were consumed by the immediate demands of parenthood. There were diapers to change, lunches to prepare, and sleepless nights to survive. The vast majority of my focus was on