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Julia Hawkins, a centenarian runner, died at 108 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AdvertisementJulia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner who picked up the sport after she turned 100, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are her five tips for living a long life. Stay activeHawkins credits her long life and good health to an active lifestyle. Even before she picked up running, Hawkins was already competing in the Senior Olympics as a cyclist, she said.
Persons: Julia Hawkins, Hawkins, , It's, Guideposts, I've, Brit Huckabay, I'm, they're, Fabrizio Villatoro, Murray Hawkins Organizations: Service, Louisiana Senior Olympic Games, New York Times, Olympics, National Senior Games, Washington Post, Louisiana State University, Times, Harvard Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana
He shared his tips for getting fit at any age with Business Insider. Now that he's retired, he has time to exercise for an hour a day, he told Business Insider. Eckenrode does 30 minutes on a stationary bike, as well as 30 minutes of calisthenic exercises that work his whole body, from his head to his toes. National Senior Games Association"I go out of my way to get on that stationary bike for sure. Multitask while exercising"I try to meditate on the stationary bike to start things off, and then try to plan my day when I'm biking.
Persons: Jack Eckenrode, didn't, , he's, it's, Eckenrode, Harvard paleoanthropologist, Multitask Organizations: Business, Service, Research, Preventive Medicine, US Air Force, National Senior Games, Harvard, Mental Health Locations: Pittsburgh
18 years ago, Jack Eckenrode entered in his first National Senior Games at age 77; now, at 95, he's taking yet another spin at the biennial event. The National Senior Games is the "largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors," according to the National Senior Games Association. This year's Senior Games will begin on July 7. In 2005, he and his first wife, Margaret, entered in the bike races when the Senior Games came to their city of Pittsburgh. The couple went on to participate in many Senior Games and traveled to cities like Louisville, Houston and Albuquerque.
Persons: Jack Eckenrode, It's, Margaret, Eckenrode Organizations: National Senior Games, Senior Games, National Senior Games Association, Games, CNBC Locations: Pittsburgh, Louisville, Houston, Albuquerque, Florida
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