Viral 74 Year Old Fitness Lover Defies Aging

If this Instagram account is about to prove anything, it’s that age is most certainly nothing but a number. Joan MacDonald is 74 and proud, but most importantly, she’s gone through a fitness transformation so inspiring, she has over 702,000 fans.

Joan lost a significant amount of weight (over 29 kilo) by embracing fitness, and even in her non fitness pics, you can tell that she lives life to the fullest. Her bio reads “you can’t turn back the clock but you can wind it up again” and her spontaneous, #yolo mentality made us fall completely in love with her.

Joan often posts videos of herself doing workouts in various settings, with leggings and bra outfit sets that rival your favorite fitness influencers. Not only is this babe’s form impeccable, but she just started learning how to barbell squat!

Some people might be afraid to get older, but Joan has us excited to tick off the years. She’s a full blown warrior and proof that women can really do it all if they put their mind to it. Also, Michele Obama would be proud of her arms.

At one point in life Joan was on tons of medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure, while dealing with knee surgery recovery and arthritis. Overall, she wasn’t happy and realized something had to change. Hence the transformation into muscular Wonder Woman.

Unlike some people think, the beautiful Joan isn’t taking any hormone replacement therapies or artificial enhancements – she’s just found the magic art of being consistent, increasing intensity, and working hard on your technique. She wakes up at 7am and works out first thing in the morning to hold onto focus.