It has been several years since Krysti Hughes gave up competing in powerlifting, but the 64-year-old maintains a stunning level of fitness to date, and she revealed the secrets recently.

On March 17, Every.day club shared an Instagram post that displayed glimpses of her training activities, as she described the various factors that have helped her stay fit enough to perform monkey bars. Hughes said that much of her fitness stemmed from the fact that she was a "bona fide gym rat."

She also disclosed that she has been hitting the gym "five to seven days a week" since 1981. Hughes mentioned that staying active was "her life" and also advised the same to the viewers.

Post double hip replacement, she is navigating her life with the same discipline that built her career. The weights may look different today, but the mindset hasn’t changed. Even with a few restrictions on her workout routine, she still manages to get the work done, like she has replaced barbell squats with goblet squats.

When asked about what other than strength training she is interested in, she said, "I'm working on balance and upper body mobility."

With proper exercise and movement, Hughes also prioritizes good nutrition: "high protein, low carb, lots of vegetables," said the 65-year-old-old

For Hughes, staying fit isn’t about chasing numbers anymore. It’s about consistency, movement, and refusing to slow down. She disclosed that visiting and exercising with the 83-year-old Charles Mammay is one of her favorite things to do.

It's pertinent to note that Mammay is redifining redefining age as well.

Charles Mammay’s Relentless Fitness Journey

Former oldest American Ninja Warrior competitor Charles Mammay starts most of his mornings with a long stretch and then adjourns to his home exercise room.

Mammay often visits two gyms in a day, one for circuit training, another for bodybuilding, after starting with 45 minutes of callisthenics at home. “Even with a bad heart, I keep going,”

In 2014, during a cardiology check-up, he was told he had potentially serious issues and that if they were not corrected, he might have only two years to live.

He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation – an irregular, often very rapid heartbeat – and now wears a pacemaker. But that sure did not slow him down; rather, it revved him up.

That shift is visible right outside his home. Using discarded timber from construction sites, Mammay built his own obstacle course in his front garden.

What started as a personal setup has now become a community space, where small groups gather twice a week for sessions filled with effort, laughter, and encouragement.

Yet for all his intensity, Mammay keeps his advice simple—especially for beginners. “The first step is to just get off the couch,” he says.

And he’s still pushing limits. In a post from last year, Mammay reflected on his own progress: at 79, he completed 300 pull-ups in an hour. At 82, he cut that time down to just 38 minutes—proof that consistency can still rewrite what’s possible, even decades later.

So the question is, if progress doesn’t have an age limit, what’s really stopping you from starting today?

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Written by

Proma Chatterjee

Edited by

Souvik Roy