<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/202c5bc/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2500x1400+0+0/resize/792x444!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2F47%2F2097acf24f289532b240b2dfa3b4%2Fmy-better-half-episode.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><a href="https://cathleencalkins.com/" target="_blank">Cathleen Calkins</a> was always fairly athletic, but she was in her late fifties before she got into competitive weightlifting. She liked it and did it well, eventually working her way up to a state record in her age class. My Better Half host Vanessa Finney caught up with her at a competition at Level 5 CrossFit gym in Sisters, Oregon.

Cathleen Calkins was always fairly athletic, but she was in her late fifties before she got into competitive weightlifting. She liked it and did it well, eventually working her way up to a state record in her age class. My Better Half host Vanessa Finney caught up with her at a competition at Level 5 CrossFit gym in Sisters, Oregon.

<a href="https://cathleencalkins.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cathleen Calkins</a> was always fairly athletic, but she was in her late fifties before she got into competitive weightlifting. She liked it and did it well, eventually working her way up to a state record in her age class. My Better Half host Vanessa Finney caught up with her at a competition at Level 5 CrossFit gym in Sisters, Oregon.

Picking up barbells (many times) in middle age

With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.

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Picking up barbells (many times) in middle age

Picking up barbells (many times) in middle age