This Humans Of Bombay post about a 72-year-old female marathoner is one thing you need to read today

This woman is definitely #LifeGoals. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/HumansOfBombay

We often shrug away from exercising and blame it on our busy schedules, growing old, or even laziness. But there are people who despite how old they are, make sure that they run, exercise, and keep themselves fit.

In a very inspirational post on Humans Of Bombay's Facebook page, a 72-year-old woman talked about one thing she absolutely loves to do--running.

The woman, who has run every marathon in Mumbai since 2004, said that recently completed walking the 500 km in 100 days challenge. If you ask us, that is some #LifeGoals right there.

"I can't sit at home and watch these TV serials or gossip endlessly. I'm 72, I'm not dying so why should I behave like it? I love being outdoors; I wake up and go to my aerobics class, then a brisk walk and I've recently joined a gym, just to see what it's like, " she said.

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When asked what advice she would want to give to a large group of people, she talked about how important loving oneself is.

She said: "I'm outdoors and love to be fit rather than wasting my time because I love myself. Love yourself, harder everyday and watch how your life changes. All too often we focus on the people, the problems that let us down but in reality the only person who has control over your happiness is you."

She went on to say that no matter how old a person is, they should accept themselves just the way they are. "At 17 or 72, the only trick to feeling fulfilled and having a purpose is to love yourself, with all your flaws, all your problems and all your let downs," she added.

If only our dear ol' neighbourhood aunties could take inspiration from this and stopped being so nosy!

We don't know about you, but this lady sure has inspired us to take better care of ourselves. We mean, if not running, we can all start by loving ourselves a bit more than we do. Because god knows, we all need love.