85-Year-Old Bodybuilder Is Motivating Others To Start Exercising
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- Ernestine Shepard, 85, began working out in her 50s and has since become a bodybuilder. She tells TODAY what keeps her motivated to stay fit and first steps people can take to build the habit of working out.
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I love the fact that she started in her 50’s showing us all it is never too late to get in shape
You can't do it because you like to eat
Exactly
You still can eat , the RIGHT food.
Yes I agree Vee Vee. I’m 56 so when I heard her say she started at 56 it gave me such encouragement.
@@nieceykim2652 She's still married and she has said in other interviews that she goes to the gym at 5 a.m. and runs on the treadmill. In nice weather she runs in her neighborhood and she teaches fitness classes as well.
I remember seeing her when she was 79!!! Amazing she's 85 and this is where she is at!! Looks as young and healthy as ever
Yes, same
@@ubself So encouraging to see her!
She looks healthy, happy and very beautiful and stylish.
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Every disease is based on the Germ Theory, which was the theory of ONE man over 100 years ago. It was never proven to be 100% valid, and has not even been QUESTIONED again. Why? In order for a theory to be valid, it must be reproduceable in each and every person 100% of the time. Every single person exposed to a "virus" MUST get sick from it 100% of the time, over and over again. It's how you PROVE a theory is valid. This was never done. Scientists used to think witches and witchcraft were valid!! Educated people?? hahaha!! If you cannot "catch" cancer, arthritis or diabetes from another person, then you cannot "catch" a cold or flu. There is no such thing that only SOME diseases are communicable, but not all. It's either all or none of them...they are all based on the same Germ Theory. If you can't “catch" someone's lung cancer, you can't "catch" their colds or flu. Upsetting and distressing events in a person's life is what causes ALL cancer and cancer-equivalent disease, cold, flu, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc. A massive fear campaign will CAUSE people to be "worried sick", but sickness doesn't happen until people resolve their fears. Why do you think kids get sick in October? Because their fear of going back to school and being upset about it finally dissolves, and they get back into their routines. What the media and government is doing to people is criminal.
So of course, when everyone is allowed to escape the hostage situation the governments have put their people into, and they start relaxing about the "scary virus" that's not in any way transmissible, they will begin their healing phase (get sick), and the corrupt governments will call it a different “scary” word, a different Boogey Man coming to get you.....repeat the same mistakes that never worked from the beginning, re-institute the same restrictions that only made people more traumatized, and more panic will ensue as well as martial law, a removal of all your rights, and you let it happen. The longer people allow this government to hold them hostage in their homes, the more severe the "sickness" will be. Western Medicine is pure fraud, and people's lives are destroyed because of it. Welcome to the United States of China.
She’s so beautiful. She puts a lot of us young lazy people to shame. This is mind over matter at the highest level💪🏾💪🏾
💯💯💯😉
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Def
Sad but it's true. It's really no excuse.
Great comment!
Seeing this at 50 years of age is so very inspiring! I'm planning to run my first marathon in 2022. Thank you!
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
She is so motivating. Especially starting by walking
You can do it. Its on my bucket list
You got this!
U gave me an idea!
She is my inspiration. I saw her in Facebook about 7 years ago and ever since then I have been working out, lifting weights 4 to 5 days.
Exercising is part of self Maintenace and self care, like eating, showering, and brushing your teeth.
Proud
CONGRATULATIONS! So amazing! Thanks 4 inspiring me too.
AMEN
Lol Don’t forget using deodorant , flossing, mouthwash, lotion , shampooing and moisturizing your hair just to name a few… I’m gonna throw cologne/perfume in there😂
...and she looks younger than she did!!!
I asked my wife how old she looks in the thumbnail and she said 45 lol.. 😆she is an inspiration for so many of us lazy bums.
She aint 85 she is 58 ! And getting stronger . You got it Ms. Ernestine❤💯🙏
Man I’m recovering from nerve damage issues and I cannot wait to get back in the gym! She’s 60 years older than me. Unbelievably inspiring. She makes 85 something to look forward too!
Right!
If you don’t mind me asking, what are you doing to recover? I think I may have this issue.
@@purityandplants Check out the channel of BOB AND BRAD here on YT as they are Physical Therapists who cover every issue.
@@Jibbie49 Thanks so much. I will!
Not to put your hosts to shame, but Ernestine should host regular fitness segments on your show to inspire everyone to live a healthier lifestyle.
THAT would / “SHOULD” be a GREAT MOTIVATION to SO MANY people WOMAN and MEN alike !
I know that's RIGHT 👍‼️
❤️ Great idea!
My thoughts exactly 🙌🏾
Would absolutely love if you had a weekly TH-cam or website with weekly videos. It would be so inspirational to many. And it would help us to have the knowledge if how to achieve the same goal on a daily or weekly basis. Please please.
""We dont stop exercising because we grow old, we grow old because we stop exercising"" - qoute not mine 😂
Amen and Amen❤
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Exactly! 💯 💯 💯
I’m 56 and she looks better than I do, such an inspiration, and she’s beautiful.
You’re funny just made me laugh
I'm sure she got her face done
Black don’t crack. Her chest looks great too.
Yes, she’s in great shape, but what I find more fascinating is her mental clarity. Lucid and the umpf of a younger person.
That mental clarity is the result of eating good and physical exercise. It is proven that exercise raises your emotional outlook too.
Exercising is good for your brain among other things.
It's called exercise and a "Good" diet!!
I’m sure it’s all related to her physical fitness as well
young people are so wasted in their 20s, by the time they are 30 they are done
She’s been an inspiration for me for a few years now. 💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I am only 29, but seeing her pictures and videos on social media was one reason why I started.😊
Me too.
I’m 40 and I’m gonna start walking and lifting weights tonight and everyday this was the motivation I needed
Same! Let's go!
Trust me , you won’t regret it
#MeToo
you better keep it up or we'll put you on blast in the youtube comments :D
What’s the update?
Me, 38 years old:I wish I looked like an 80+ year old woman 😥
You need to read your comment and be careful what you ask for :-)
@@sesomnoslen5729 She doesn’t need to be careful if she’s asking to look like Ernestine. 😁
You're beautiful now and will be when you're 85 dear
Me too
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I tell you. Life hands out smacks of irony every now and then.
Such a beautiful, inspiring woman and life. “Dedicated, determined, and disciplined to be fit .”
I remember seeing her years ago when she was in her 70s. She still looking great! So inspiring!
Yes me too
She has not changed at all. I think she looks even better.
I saw this beautiful woman on AGT just before the pandemic. I was inspired by her and the pandemic scared me straight. Since then i lost 50lbs, take supplements, swim everyday, i have no more inflammation and have alot of energy. I think of her very much. I'm 68 years young. Thanxxxxxx Ernestine.
Congrats 🎉
Walking has completely changed my life, I recently started using weights too and I can see the results in just 3 weeks! This is so motivating
Have you lost weight from walking?
@@ejay2075 yes! But I also do strength training at least twice a week
Walking is so underrated. It's literally one of the easiest things to do but can lead to so many other things.
@@DH-uw3us walking us got old people, people under 50’ should be doing more than just walking
Good for her. She looks fabulous at 85...
She took very good care of herself she doesn't look 85 years old not at all .
I agree. but she does look like she had some help, fillers maybe.
@@Shayne_T hahahahaj! Ok white person!
@@Shayne_T Exercising on the bench or on the floor tightens your whole face. And your neck.
It’s that copper gold dark skin tone called melanin that blocks the sun ☀️ however absorbs vitamin D for energy it’s superpower
@@Shayne_T always check the neck and the chest. It will tell the truth every time. I think a lot of her youthfulness is due to genetics, diet and exercise.
I have met her several times and she is way more beautiful in person. 💜
Incredible! At 59 I’ve been wondering if it’s too late for me to get started. She clearly shows that it’s not.
Michelle macdonald on youtube
I love stories about seniors who are active and fit and look and behave much younger than their years. Who show a positive image about getting older.
Love her! She's always gotten attention, but she started getting it heavily at about 76. She was thinner then. I notice she's bulked up since. She's an incredible example of how we can grow muscle at any age. What a wonderful inspiration!
Sometimes it's God who just wants you to be with Him. "BE WITH ME "
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Several doctors have commented on her for just that reason, that at any age you can build muscle and prevent osteoporosis, as muscle demands that bone improves to support it.
She looks amazing at 85 years old!!!😲 Beautiful!
What an inspiration..God's blessings
I ❤️ Ernestine Shepherd‼️
"Determined, Dedicated, Disciplined"
- Thanks Ms Shepherd 💜‼️
So inspiring. Take care of your body, and it will take care of you. God bless.
Amen to that.
Preach it
I am 70 years old and she has inspired me all over again. I used to teach karate and have run 3 half-marathons. However, I let myself get lazy, thinking I'm too old to keep that lifestyle going forever. Thanks, Ernestine, for the inspiration!!!!!! I am slowly getting back into shape.
Ernestine has been such a role model for me. "You're never too old and it's never too late".
I need to take care of myself. I was diagnosed with Lupus in February 2020 amongst other health issues.
I'm 58 and I seriously need a plan.
research Carnivore, It changed my life. I also eat 100% grass fed raw liver too. I wish you well.
Wishing you healing.
She looks absolutely amazing! Wow! So inspiring ❤️🙏
Ernestine is Amazing! Her body AND her face looks as young as some other women half her age. I love her strong and beautiful spirit too. Ernestine is an inspiration to us all!
Ernestine gonna live forever, especially with the spirit of her sister always there with her!💜 God bless, I’m trying to be just like her in my 80s!
She's such an inspiration. I need to show this to my mom whose 77 and seems to have given up on herself, bedridden and uses a walker very slowly when she is mobile.
It’s too late for some people if u gonna be in great shape as a
Older person u gotta start before 60, by 70 most people can’t do much sad to say, we don’t stay young forever that’s why we gotta start taking care of ourselves when we are young
@@aprylwalk6887 It is never too late to at least improve to some extent. Don’t try to discourage the OP from helping her mother with improving her physical fitness. A lot of personal trainers are still getting clients past 70 who are new to fitness.
What a Blessing. Great inspiration.
Never to late to start
Black woman magic. Get it momma Ernestine. Preach it.
Nothing to do with "black woman magic". She's one in a million. No old black ladies at my church, city that look like her.
@@Liz-ic6jb definitely not 1 in a million. I know many woman at my church that are healthy and 80+. My mother is 85 yrs. and is on no meds. She eats healthy and does a lot of physical activities. My Aunt is 98 yrs. in March 2022 and she is still cooking for family dinners, active in the church and so on. I am amazed at how many older Americans are taking control of their lives and health. It’s becoming more and more common.
Always has to be that one ignorant fool that has to make a statement about skin color instead of enjoying the story
Black, White, Yellow etc....doesn't matter. Either you have it or you don't.
Wow!! She most certainly has inspired me. I'm 54 and started working out last September. I was doing 3 days out of the week then I started working out 5 days a week in December. Now, I'm working out 7 days a week by lifting weights for 1 hour and 25 minutes cardio at the end. I've lost 60 pounds and got 60 to go. However, after looking at this amazing 85 years young lady I'm inspired more now than ever.
I love her! She’s so inspiring!
Looking AMAZING Momma Ernestine! I'm so proud of you! Smooches!
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL
She’s amazing and an inspiration to stay active no matter your age.
She is great! I am 71 and no one believes it, for I also exercise daily, from Yoga to weights and cardio as well as walking on the beach daily with my dogs…… if you keep it up, you can stay fit and healthy for.a long time
Oh my! I have not seen Ernestine in so long. She is such a lovely human being and sets a great example for all of us. God bless Ernestine!
What a beautiful human being!!!
She is beautiful and looks much younger than her age.
Who are the now 46 people who are so unhappy with themselves that they left a thumbs down on this inspiring video? I remember seeing this lady when she was in her 70's! She is amazing! What a motivator. This is a clear example of the power of our bodies. The body will respond to the things that bring health and healing. Don't listen to what others say about age and limitations. Move your body, and it will bring you life.
She looks young and healthy. I remember seeing her on Oprah when she was 79
What an inspiration! Just gives us joy and hope that getting older does not have to mean that your health will decline. You can be in charge and push it to be a better you!
This woman has been my absolute idol for 5 years :)
She has been my inspiration for years !! Am so grateful !!
She's been such an inspiration for me. I'm so happy to see her still motivating others.
Ms. Ernestine is an ENTIRE mooooooood!!! She’s simply AMAZING, and I love her wisdom. Honor your word, be dedicated, and let NOTHING stand in the way of your success!
I like her advice. I’ve started walking an hour or 2 a day and it does have not just physical benefits but also mental, emotional and spiritual benefits.
How old are u? That’s great walking is okay if your over 65 but under should be doing something that’s gonna get your heart rate up
@@aprylwalk6887 Speed walking?
So true
She's beautiful! I'm 56, so I need to get with it.
It is sad that GMA is just now reporting on this inspirational lady’s life.
I still remember when I first saw this lady in the world book of records for being one of the older bodybuilders and it was so inspiring. 👌 never going to forget her. ❤ amazing and totally motivating for everyone !!! You go girl!!!!
What a beautiful & inspiring human being!! God Bless her!!🙏❤️
💖 "No matter what...exercise" - priceless!
She's been my inspiration for years. I want to be like her when I grow up. This is what should be showing more on the news. Beautiful, positive, melaninated people taking care of themselves and setting examples. She's not the only one. Let's celebrate the positivity!!! That's real news!!!
I love how happy this woman is! Its rare to see someone this vibrant!
This was personal and that's what drives her.
God bless her more and more!
Oh my gosh- Go Ms. Ernestine - we love you too! She is my inspiration since seeing her story a few years ago. She is in even better shape now..I love how dedicated and focused she is on staying in better shape and helping others. ❤️
I'm ashamed to say this but I'm 42 and her body looks better than mine.
I'm 25 and her body looks better stronger than mine
@@machemacheta5065 sounds like we both have some work to do 😂🤣🤣🤣
@@Ms19741979 exactly 🙈😂
Anyone who is disciplined in terms of staying fit is going to have a better physical appeal than any other person of the same gender regardless of the age.
43 and I'm 🥴😩
Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!!!!! All Praises To The Most High!!!!!
This lady is incredible🦸, & her smile 👄 so beautiful. There's no excuse not to live your best life 🌈💫
Ima be like her when I grow up. She’s been my inspiration for the last 5 years I’ve known of her. Life doesn’t stop!!!
I absolutely LOVE this beautiful lady. She’s a blessing to this world!
This woman is GORGEOUS!!!!!!
God bless her. Such an inspiration .
We are bless with the most beautiful skin even when we are a hundred years old we still looking vibrant.
Black don't crack. The rest of us are jealous.
@@charlesritter6640 Well you said sir with respect.
She is so amazing! She’s my inspiration. I promise I will be looking like her at that age ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Ms Ernestine!!🥰🥰💪🏾
Whenever I want to make an excuse. I think about her. Just amazing dedication
I've been following this young lady since she came on the scene,she definitely is a inspiration.
Ms. Ernistine is such a healthy and beautiful lady. This woman's determination is so inspiring and tells me that if she can start at 71...I can get back into great shape in my forties no problem. No excuses. Amen.🙏✝️💖
I’ve been in her group exercise class. She inspires me.
You are lucky. How did you get in her class?
@@rozalinarozalina2188 YouFit in Baltimore Loch Raven location. She was a group fitness instructor. Not sure if she is still teaching since COVID.
@@elfowlkes thank you so much for such fast response. Didn't even expect.
I was fat at 40 and fit at 50.....never too late, what an inspiration this lady is to keep going :)
I went to one of her classes at a gym that's closed down now in Baltimore md 10 or so years ago. Good class. She is soo gorgeous 😍 I'm glad she still doing her thing
She looks amazing!!!! A true inspiration!
I started last month at 67, I hope to still be going to the gym at 85
She is a blessing and keeping it going no matter her age . She looks great 🙏🏾
Yes! What the heck am I doing with my life?! Looks down at tummy.
OMG, this is sooooooo inspiring!!! I want to be like Ms. Ernestine when I grow up!!!
So glad I bumped into this video despite it being a week old. Always taken my health seriously and supplementation. I started going Vegan and I'm still in my 20s. Healthy as ever but if I start doing what she does, man I will live a lot longer than other people. I love helping my body and taking care of myself. Thank You Ernestine.
Anyone that says they are too old to exercise need to watch this. This woman has a terrific attitude.
Met Ms Ernestine in person. Such a sweet soul and she wants to help everyone get healthy and fit. I will cherish the knowledge she shared and my picture I took with her.🤗
God bless her. I used to live in Baltimore and if I still did, I would love to meet with this beautiful woman!!!
Those lamps are awesome!
She is a HUGE inspiration for sure!
She is beautiful and so inspiring. I'm 53 next month so hope for me.
A beautiful Queen young people need to take notes🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪
BLESSED AND BEAUTIFUL!!🙏🏿☝🏾❤️💪🏾
Such an inspiration! What a beautiful smile. Such healthy hair.
I absolutly love her mind
I think of this beautiful lady every single day. She is my inspiration in so many ways. Thank you Miss Ernestine💖
She looks great
So do you 🤩
What a beautiful and inspiring woman! I'm 57 and I want to be just like Ernestine when I grow up! You have set the bar, Miss Ernestine 💖
She's fabulous. I joined a gym with Nautilus machines, at 42. Smartest move ever.
While most join for vanity...it WILL reshape you, in all the right places...what they DON'T tell you, is being that much stronger makes daily movement effortless. And THAT is priceless.
I love this woman. She is inspiring and motivating
I want to look as good as her at 85.. she hasn't even aged a bit. God bless her with many more years to come
She looks younger