The 81-year-old bodybuilder that’s defying all odds
When we think of bodybuilders, we often think of men and women who are young, athletic and ripped. One never thinks about an 81-year old black woman fighting the odds and becoming a record-holding world’s oldest bodybuilder.
Well meet Ernestine Shepherd, she is motivating women around the world to become healthy and fit. At the age of 70, she started training to become a bodybuilder. Shepherd trains more than 30 hours a week in the gym and runs ten miles a day. Aside from participating in bodybuilding competitions, she conducts a workout class with a group of women every morning at her local gym. And here’s a secret – Shepherd works out in heels! If she can do it, why can’t we? This woman is the epitome of #blackgirlmagic.
To learn more about what keeps Ernestine Shepherd fit and motivated, visit Great Big Story.