A four-time world indoor rowing champion has stunned science with his incredible health and fitness routine – mainly because he has 90-plus years on the clock and didn’t take up exercise until his 70s
A man aged 93 has amazed the world after blazing a trail on the gym scene with four world titles in indoor rowing while stunning medics by having the body of a 30 to 40-year-old. The Irish phenomenon, who shunned a decent exercise regime until he was in his 70s, has just been the subject of a recent scientific study and the results have blown away researchers.
Richard Morgan was found to have the body-fat percentage of a greyhound, and has now rowed the equivalent of almost 10 times around the planet while winning four world championships. But he was far from a champion during his early years, as a one-time baker and battery-maker with creaking knees who still trains mostly in his backyard shed.
