The Real Status Symbol After 50 (It’s Not What You Think)

I read the following excerpt on the Running Week Facebook page on 7/27, and it got me thinking about our purpose here at Elizabeth Rogers Pilates & Physical Therapy. Here is that excerpt:

A shiny car can turn heads. But a strong, healthy body over 50? That turns lives. Let’s be honest, it’s easy to lease luxury. It’s easy to buy things that make you look successful. But it’s a whole different thing to earn vitality, energy, and strength later in life.

No one hands you fitness.
You can’t finance discipline.
You don’t get endurance with a credit score.

Being fit after 50 is a lifestyle that money can’t fake.

It means you chose movement over comfort. Water over soda. Sleep over scrolling. It means you kept showing up for you even when the world said “take it easy, you’ve earned your rest.”

But here’s the truth:
You didn’t just earn rest, you earned the right to keep rising.

To run. To lift. To move like your body is still yours, not something you gave away to time.

We live in a world where people flaunt what’s parked in their driveway.

But here’s the flex that actually matters: waking up in your 50s, 60s, or 70s with energy, strength, and a fire in your gut that says, “I’m not done yet.”

Because no car can carry you where your body can.

So if you’re running, lifting, walking, training—even just trying—after 50, know this:
You’re already ahead of the game.
You are the status symbol.
And you don’t need a key to start. Just a pair of shoes and the will to keep going.

Maintaining and gaining fitness, energy, strength, and vitality in midlife and beyond is no easy task. Just getting out there every day and moving your body is a huge accomplishment. When injury occurs, it can be easy to blame it on age and throw in the towel.

Our team knows that injury recovery requires your commitment of time, energy, attention, and money. When you team up with our physical therapists, we meet your commitment with deep knowledge, unwavering support, innovation, and drive to help you reach your goals.

Keep getting out to the gym, the trail, the studio, and the court every day. And if you have an ache or pain that’s getting in the way, call or text (206) 535-7356 or email schedule@elizabethrogerspt.com to schedule time with our team.

We’re here to help you keep rising each and every day.