We all make good-intentioned exercise plans that, for whatever reason, end up falling by the wayside. This year mine included Bikram Yoga classes in two different cities and an often neglected gym membership. But Ernestine Shepherd puts in work. Well into her 70’s, Shepherd is a bodybuilding champion who lifts weights nearly every day and runs at least 80 miles each week. In between all of that, Shepherd still finds the time to teach exercise classes to senior citizens at her Baltimore church and gym.

"They feel that they can’t come into the exercise class," Shephard, who didn’t start exercising in earnest until age 60, told reporters last year. "I reach out to them to let them know that they too can exercise."

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