Like me, you can be fit for life

FreD SIrIeIX, the French maitre d’hotel on Channel 4’s First Dates, was keen to show off his fine physique at the age of 50 in the eden Confidential column. I commend him. I’ve trained all of my life, mostly with weights, but also running, cycling and walking. I’ve adapted my training around injuries, increasing age, arthritis, limited leisure time and even incorporated it into my work. It is my intention to ‘run to the end’. My philosophy is that you don’t stop training because you get old — you get old because you stop training. At the age of 64 (above left), I think that I’ve maintained the level of fitness that I established at the age of 20 (right). DEREK SIM, Stocksfield, Northumberland.