There was a time when hitting 50 was cause for a crisis. Not any more. Fiftysomethings are crushing marathons and endurance events. They’re honing six packs at CrossFit classes and deadlifting impossible weights. Older models such as Eva Herzigová are back on the runway at 51, looking incredible. My social media feed is full of older cyclists, skiers, swimmers and runners. I recently returned from a rock-climbing meet in Malta where one of the best climbers was in his 60s and two were in their 70s. There are no excuses any more. Hitting 50 – as I will this year – is the perfect time to realise some of those long-held ambitions.
曾幾何時，年過五十就會引發危機。但現在不再如此。五十多歲的人正在征服馬拉松和耐力賽事。他們在CrossFit課程中鍛煉出六塊腹肌，并舉起難以想象的重量。像伊娃?赫茲戈娃(Eva Herzigová)這樣的年長模特在51歲時重返T臺，依然光彩照人。我的社交媒體上充滿了年長的騎自行車者、滑雪者、游泳者和跑步者。我最近從馬耳他的一次攀巖聚會上回來，其中一位最優秀的攀巖者已年過六十，還有兩位已七十多歲?，F在沒有任何借口了。年滿五十——正如我今年將要達到的年齡——是實現那些長期以來的抱負的最佳時機。