On October 22, 2024, Julia Hawkins (also known as Hurricane) passed away at her home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), aged 108.Julia is known for its incredible achievements in athletics events for the elderly.
Ms. Julia Hawkins (1916 - 2024).Internet photo.
At the Louisiana Sports Meeting held in November 2021, Julia, at 105, successfully completed the content running at a distance of 100m.With an impressive achievement of 62.95 seconds, she became the only woman in the world to live at the age of 105 to do this.
Here are 3 secrets of healthy life used to be shared by Ms. Julia Hawkins on media and press channels:
Loving exercise, especially jogging
Sharing with the media, Ms. Julia said she started jogging when she turned 100 years old. Before that, she was always aware of the important training of physical exercise and sports.Jogging at the age of 100 seems a bit late, but it has helped the old lady improve the health and agility of the body.
"I always try to exercise anytime, anywhere. I have a sample of the soil and always work there. The land is now planting 30 bonsai bushes with 40-50 years old, so it is very busy," the old lady shared.
Julia has achieved impressive achievements in the jogging tournament for the elderly.Internet photo.
The first athletics event that Julia participated was the Olympic Games for the elderly of the Louisiana state in 2016. Here, she completed the 50m running road in just 19 seconds.This achievement marks the beginning of Julia's career as an elderly athlete.It also brought her to races nationwide and set an impressive world record by 2021.
In addition, Ms. Julia admitted herself as an optimist and liked to experience new things.That is why this lady decided to jog at age 100. She said that curiosity and adventure helped her love life, youthful and longer living.
Enjoy the true life
For Julia Hawkins, finding joy in simple things is the key to helping themselves healthier every day.In addition to jogging, she also has hobby of growing flowers, raising ornamental birds and watching the sky.
The old lady has many other interesting hobbies such as planting trees, raising ornamental birds, ... Internet photos.
In her 0.5 hectare garden, Julia planted more than 50 trees.Previously, she often went to the garden to irrigate flowers and trim the leaves.When she looked at the blooming flowers, she felt happy and happy again.Besides, the habit of sitting still watching the sky helps her mind to be comfortable, less anxiety and sorrow.These simple hobbies have become a form of health and spiritual training at the house of Mrs. Julia.
Marriage fullness
Julia and her husband met when they were in the same university.The marriage of both lasted for more than 70 years and was extremely happy.Whenever asked about the meaning of life, Julia always mentioned her late husband.Once, she shared that as soon as she saw her husband, she knew it was the person she wanted to stick her whole life.
There are many scientific studies that have shown the relationship between marriage and human life expectancy.A study that lasts more than 85 years by Harvard University shows that good relationships are one of the most important things to help us be happy, healthy and live longer.
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