Month: May 2016

The shower; unless you’ve been scarred by Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, for most people it’s a place of solitude and relaxation. And, if you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, it’s a sure way to get your day back on track.

With radical developments in medicine and wellness, the world’s population is an ever-ageing one. In fact, there are more than 60 000 people over the age of 100 in Japan. But, living long is not the same as living long and healthy. Hidekichi Miyazaki, is the exception to that rule.

Nicknamed ‘The Golden Bolt’, Hidekichi is the world’s oldest competitive athlete. But, just being competitive isn’t his goal; he wants to be fast too. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100m in the category for people aged 105 and over!

The secret to his longevity, he says, is daily exercise and eating in moderation. And, you can surely add being the owner of a cool head and a calm disposition to that list.

In an interview with The Guardian, he said, “The doctors are all surprised. It’s all about being in good health. The doctors gave me a medical examination a couple of days ago and I’m fit as a fiddle!”

This raises an interesting point; it appears that the Golden Bolt’s positive attitude towards life plays a key role in his ability to keep defying the odds; he’s hell bent on going out in a blaze of glory.

So, if anyone tells you’re they’re too old to do something just point them in the direction of Japan’s vintage ‘Bullet Train’ – Hidekichi Miyazaki.

The world of sport is no longer full of lager louts and thuggish brutes trying to knock each other’s lights out. Modern sport is more nuanced and enlightened than simply hoofing a soccer ball up-field with teams, players and individuals now calling on many disciplines to aid their success. A practice gaining in popularity amongst sports stars the world over is visualisation – something that golfers have known about since the 1970s.