Ballard always ends his gym session punching the heavy bag at least 60 times in a row. ‘The most important thing to do is to shake those bones up, especially when you’re old, ’ he says.
Most mornings, like clockwork, you could find Art Ballard pumping iron.
At least five days a week, he drove to Foothill Gym in Monrovia, California, where he beat on the punching bag, rode a stationary bike and worked his abs. After he joined the gym five years ago, he dropped 9kg, improved his balance and made friends.
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