Today's Extreme Sports Seniors

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It is well-known that staying active is the best way to have a healthy and emotionally satisfying retirement, but some seniors go way beyond the typical guidelines of taking walks and socializing on a regular basis. In fact, a lot of today's seniors are participating in extreme sports to keep their heart rate up. After all, there is nothing like jumping out of an airplane to make you feel more alive than you have ever felt before.

Skydiving 70 Times in One Day
Larry Ekstrom from Madison, Michigan is a prime example of a person who has not let age keep him from living on the edge. Ekstrom enjoys skydiving so much that he recently celebrated his 70th birthday by skydiving 70 times in one day. According to Ekstrom, he has skydived almost 13,500 times in his life, and this is the second time that he has celebrated a birthday by jumping once for each year of his life. He plans to continue this tradition by skydiving 80 times on his 80th birthday.