Featured in Beyonce’s Music Video, the World’s Oldest Living Female Bodybuilder Is Changing Lives at 86

Ernestine Shepherd’s life is just like the quote that her outfit displayed- “Determined, Dedicated, Disciplined To Be Fit”. The 86-year-old Guinness World Record holder, for being the world’s oldest living female competitive bodybuilder, is an inspiration to thousands of people out there. Shepherd is insanely popular for her fit and healthy physique at 86. With her high spirit and love for fitness, she continues to work out at the gym even at this age. Moreover, the positive point that she brings to the table act as fuel for the younger generation.

The Baltimore-based bodybuilding star has a massive following of more than 89.9k users on Instagram. In one of her recent posts, Shepherd confessed her happiness at watching the growing awareness of fitness around her. In addition, she also shared a few motivational verses from the Bible on patience and time. Here’s how she expressed her feelings in the Instagram post. 

The joy of inspiring people 

Ernestine Shepherd’s popularity hit a different base in 2020 when she was featured in Beyonce’s music album, Black Is King. Post that, she continued her life in bodybuilding. On Thursday, Shepherd uploaded a post where she confessed to her joy for having a session with 35 people in the gym. She wrote, “I went to the gym this morning and in my 9am class there were 35 people. When I see that amount of people in class I get so excited because it let’s me know everyone wants to live a healthy, happy, positive and confident lifestyle.” 

She appreciated how people are moving towards fitter goals. Moreover, she also expressed her joy about the peace that people receive from their gym sessions. The inspirational figure didn’t stop there. Further, she opened up about the lessons she earned in her life through the Bible. 

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The oldest living female bodybuilding star teaches the lessons on ‘time’

While sharing a few verses from the Bible, Shepherd disclosed the relationship of a person with time. While sharing the devotion of the day, she wrote, “STOP TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT before their times have come. Accept the limitations of living one day at a time.” Shepherd promoted that people take their lives one day at a time. She has lived with the same principle and it has helped her live a life with less stress, better fitness, and in a cheerful way. 

As a popular bodybuilding entity, she has been always open about her thoughts and has tried to spread positivity through them. She has proven that age is a number, not a limitation, as she herself began working out at 56, and never looked back. Ernestine Shepherd is indeed an inspirational figure who continues to motivate people around the globe with her life.

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