Bill Kober, 98, Maintains Fitness With 40 Daily Press-Ups and Pilates
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 27
Bill Kober, 98, Maintains Fitness With 40 Daily Press-Ups and Pilates
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 27
Summary
Woodbridge resident Bill Kober, 98, does at least 40 press-ups every day—20 in the morning and 20 at night—and recently mastered the Pilates "crow" pose.
Kober says he keeps going because he does not want to "lose it," crediting press-ups with helping him breathe well and stressing a straight back and tight core for proper form.
His routine aligns with NHS advice that adults 65 and over stay active daily, build strength, balance and flexibility at least twice a week, and regular exercise can cut early-death risk by up to 30%.
Kober, a former soldier, builder, factory worker and school bus driver, says a lifetime of manual work kept him active; after turning 98, he hopes to still be doing press-ups at 100.