VF is Aging - and so are the classic instructors! - Page 2

Messe · 01-22-24, 04:05 PM

Cathe Friedrich is 59.

Sissy B · 01-22-24, 05:24 PM

Eoin Finn just turned 55 in December.

Tracie Long is 56.

Gemini2874 · 01-22-24, 07:24 PM

Richard Simmons is 75 and I think Leslie Sansone will be 63 this year!

Gemini2874 · 01-22-24, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by warriorprincess

I worked out to Jane Fonda cassette tapes in my early 20's! She and Cher were always role models to me since they had 15-20 years on me, and stayed in remarkable shape by exercising.

I don’t know about Cher but JF had a severe eating disorder. In fact, it was so bad that, at one point, she thought she was not going to make it. I think I read somewhere that she felt bad that she was the face of a healthy body when she had such a horrible eating disorder behind the scenes.

geojill · 01-22-24, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by eventmom

Joyce Vedral posted on FB in Aug that she is 80.

I was in my late 20s or early thirties (I turn 50 this year) and my dad had several of her weight lifting books that he used.

jetlitis · 01-22-24, 10:26 PM

Keli Roberts is almost 63; Mindy Mylrea is 61. Both of them are still on YouTube (various channels), doing workouts for seniors/beginners.

rykram · 01-23-24, 12:45 AM

I was just talking to one of my daughters about my early VF days cause she was surprised there were still forums around. I started working out when I was pregnant with my youngest, and she just turned 20. I am 51 and my goals and the types of workouts I reach for are different than they once were but I am grateful to have found this site and to have discovered so many wonderful instructors who are still going at it and continue to be an inspiration.

Negin · 01-23-24, 02:22 AM

What a fun thread! I'll be 56 soon.

Miranda Esmonde-White - 74
Jane Adams - 65
Leslie Sansone - 62
Lee Holden - 54
Ellen Barrett - 53

jetlitis · 01-23-24, 10:16 AM

Michelle Dozois - 57
Jari Love - 58

Both are still actively working in the fitness industry.

Jessica Smith - from an article in 2015, Jessica Smith was 35, and her mom Debbie, was 59.

So in 2024, Jessica Smith will be 44, and mom Debbie Smith will be 68.

toaster · 01-23-24, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat58

Then there's Gilad - 69 years old! According to this IDEA article from January, 2023, he's still going strong - and looking fabulous!

Oh, Gilad is another good one - I used to do his exercise videos on ESPN (and sometimes tape them!) before I actually bought any VHS exercise tapes.

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01-22-24, 04:05 PM
Messe Join Date: Nov 2001	Cathe Friedrich is 59. __________________ Martha You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. — Maya Angelou

01-22-24, 05:24 PM
Sissy B Join Date: Oct 2002	Eoin Finn just turned 55 in December. Tracie Long is 56.

01-22-24, 07:24 PM
Gemini2874 VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2021	Richard Simmons is 75 and I think Leslie Sansone will be 63 this year! __________________ “My life wouldn't be easier if I were thin. My life would be easier if this culture wasn't obsessed with oppressing me because I'm fat. The solution to a problem like bigotry is not to do everything in our power to accommodate the bigotry. It is to get rid of the bigotry.”- Virgie Tovar

01-22-24, 10:26 PM
jetlitis Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area California	Keli Roberts is almost 63; Mindy Mylrea is 61. Both of them are still on YouTube (various channels), doing workouts for seniors/beginners.

01-23-24, 12:45 AM
rykram Join Date: Dec 2004	I was just talking to one of my daughters about my early VF days cause she was surprised there were still forums around. I started working out when I was pregnant with my youngest, and she just turned 20. I am 51 and my goals and the types of workouts I reach for are different than they once were but I am grateful to have found this site and to have discovered so many wonderful instructors who are still going at it and continue to be an inspiration.

01-23-24, 02:22 AM
Negin Join Date: Nov 2011	What a fun thread! I'll be 56 soon. Miranda Esmonde-White - 74 Jane Adams - 65 Leslie Sansone - 62 Lee Holden - 54 Ellen Barrett - 53 __________________ "Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory." - Betty Smith, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

01-23-24, 10:16 AM
jetlitis Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area California	Michelle Dozois - 57 Jari Love - 58 Both are still actively working in the fitness industry. Jessica Smith - from an article in 2015, Jessica Smith was 35, and her mom Debbie, was 59. So in 2024, Jessica Smith will be 44, and mom Debbie Smith will be 68.