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On this rainy day, only the resolute are in the Energy Fitness Center in Baltimore getting in their evening workout. In the corner of the gym, Ernestine Shepherd lends credence to the adage "age ain't nothing but a number."
Five days a week, she trains women of all ages -- three days at Energy gym and two days at her church, where she has a class of 25.
"I usually start off with about 15 minutes of cardio, running in place, then we do floor exercises working on the abs, legs, upper and lower obliques, and then we proceed with the weights," she says about her training sessions, which last about an hour.
Some days, even her trainer, Raymond Day, can't keep up with her.
Though he runs with her some mornings, he is reluctant to take her up on offers to participate in the marathons she runs in. In addition to her regular workout routine and training others, Shepherd has participated in numerous 5K and 10K races and marathons.
It wasn't until she turned 56 that she began to exercise with the aid of her sister. They were both spurred on to join a gym after shopping for bathing suits and thinking they didn't like what they saw in the mirror.
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By: Aimee on 9/04/2010 1:24PM
genes. . .exercise. . .blah blah blah!!
Let us see what she looked like before, at 56! THEN we can know something. I do notice a huge difference when I work out and focus on nutrition,etc but it is an on-going battle. Earnestine devotes an enormous amount of her life for the purposes of looking and feeling good. It is her passion and apparently her career. Perhaps when you retire you can do this full-time as well, like all of these cover models and fitness trainers, etc and Earnestine. Meanwhile most of us must do everything in moderation and aim for balance in our daily living to reach the finish line w/some zest!
Still this woman is beautiful with a beautiful story. Bravo!
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By: raymond on 8/14/2011 1:30PM
This lady is definitely praise worthy for keeping herself and teaching other people how to keep healthy..What her race is doesn't matter but there are always some people jealous of what other people can achieve and that 'unfortunately'will never change..As for myself ,I just came from the gym, I'm 73 years old and consider myself above average in health and common sense..I do crosswords,cryptograms,jumbles to keep my brain active and I'm Welsh/Irish..I respectively wish this lady great happiness with what she has achieved..
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