83-Year-Old Credits His Fitness in Old Age to a ‘Cowboy Ethic’ of Never Giving Up

83-Year-Old Credits His Fitness in Old Age to a ‘Cowboy Ethic’ of Never Giving Up
Jim Owen, 83, encourages people to stay healthy in old age by regularly working out. Tara Welch Photography
Amy Denney
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James P. Owen is more than a go-getter; he’s humble, honest, and has a message about integrity. For more than two decades, his books and speaking engagements—born out of his Center for Cowboy Ethics and Leadership, a foundation that encourages American businesses to return to the cowboy code’s emphasis on courage, optimism, and work ethic—have focused on timeless principles: Know what you stand for and reach for the hero within. 
Mr. Owen, who had a late-in-life health transformation that taught him he can do anything he puts his mind to, finds integrity even in wellness, with his 2017 book Just Move! A New Approach to Fitness After 50.” 
Amy Denney
Amy Denney
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Amy Denney is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. Amy has a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield and has won several awards for investigative and health reporting. She covers the microbiome, new treatments, and integrative wellness.
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