It would be an understatement to say that Ernestine Shepherd is in better condition than most people. The 80-year-old bodybuilder lives by the words "determined, dedicated and disciplined" to stay in the best health possible. Yes. You heard that right. Ernestine Shepherd recently celebrated her 80th birthday. And she still works out every day. But this was not always the case, she says. “Earlier in life, I really did not think too much about eating correctly nor exercising, but as time went on, my mind changed completely.” One day she went out shopping with her sister, Mildred Blackwell. Shepherd tried on a swimsuit. She says she did not like how it fit her. She says both women realized they were out of shape. Blackwell suggested the sisters take a fitness class to lose weight and get in shape.
Title: Determined, Dedicated and Disciplined to Be Fit
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/fit_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Determined, Dedicated and Disciplined to Be Fit' data-article-id='1723'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10854'>It would be an understatement to say that Ernestine Shepherd is in better condition than most people.</span> <span data-start-time='10854' data-end-time='24792'>The 80-year-old bodybuilder lives by the words "determined, dedicated and disciplined" to stay in the best health possible.</span> <span data-start-time='24792' data-end-time='28104'>Yes. You heard that right.</span> <span data-start-time='28104' data-end-time='33854'>Ernestine Shepherd recently celebrated her 80th birthday.</span> <span data-start-time='33854' data-end-time='38375'>And she still works out every day.</span> <span data-start-time='38375' data-end-time='42708'>But this was not always the case, she says.</span> <span data-start-time='42708' data-end-time='57229'>“Earlier in life, I really did not think too much about eating correctly nor exercising, but as time went on, my mind changed completely.”</span> <span data-start-time='57229' data-end-time='63313'>One day she went out shopping with her sister, Mildred Blackwell.</span> <span data-start-time='63313' data-end-time='67604'>Shepherd tried on a swimsuit.</span> <span data-start-time='67604' data-end-time='73188'>She says she did not like how it fit her.</span> <span data-start-time='73188' data-end-time='80479'>She says both women realized they were out of shape.</span> <span data-start-time='80479' data-end-time='90333'>Blackwell suggested the sisters take a fitness class to lose weight and get in shape.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/fit_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6745 data-hint-location='33854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/what_does_work_out_mean.m4a'>What does work out mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to exercise rigorously'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/poor_physical_condition.m4a'><span>poor physical condition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/to_do_something.m4a'><span>to do something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/very_important.m4a'><span>very important</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/to_exercise_rigorously.m4a'><span>to exercise rigorously</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6746 data-hint-location='28104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/how_old_is_shepherd.m4a'>How old is Shepherd?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='80'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/8.m4a'><span>8</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/80.m4a'><span>80</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/800.m4a'><span>800</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/100.m4a'><span>100</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6747 data-hint-location='10854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/the_80yearold_shepherd_is_a__blank_.m4a'>The 80-year-old Shepherd is a <span class='blank'>bodybuilder</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bodybuilder'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/bodybuilder.m4a'><span>bodybuilder</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/teacher.m4a'><span>teacher</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/politician.m4a'><span>politician</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1216/engineer.m4a'><span>engineer</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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