When people think about turning 50, they might associate it with slowing down and taking more time for themselves. But not Mustafa Rashed, who is transforming how people view midlife fitness after investing in his health.
Fitness has always been important for Rashed, who has spent years taking care of his body and staying in shape. But the Generation Xer (people born between 1965 and 1980) doesn’t plan on slowing down now, as he works out for two to three hours, seven days a week.
In fact, 50-year-old Rashed, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, thinks his health is even better than when he was half his age, but he told Newsweek that it’s still just “a work in progress.”
He mixes his daily workouts between strength training, cycling, running, yoga, and surfing. And if that wasn’t enough, last year he also started ensuring he hits 10,000 steps every day to boost his fitness.
Mustafa Rashed,…