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How Young Do You Feel? 17 People Share Their ‘Real’ Age

BODY & MIND

How Young Do You Feel?

AARP took to the streets this past summer to ask people how their “real” age compares with the age they actually feel, physically and mentally. The great news: Most we met feel younger than their calendar year. Here’s what they told us:


Cynthia Chapman, Tupelo, Mississippi

Real age: 60

Photo of Cynthia Chapman

Dan Ota, Pasadena, California

Real age: 66

Photo of Dan Ota in a golf cart

Marion Margolis, New York City

Real age: 80

Photo of Marion Margolis

Jane Chase, New York City

Real age: 81

Photo of Jane Chase wearing sunglasses and a cap

Juan Jimenez, Teaneck, New Jersey

Real age: 54

Photo of Juan Jimenez sitting on the steps of a brownstone

Jocelyn Jerome, New York City

Real age: 84

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Marc Chesin, Chandler, Arizona

Real age: 68

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Erica Garcia (left), Jacksonville, Florida

Real age: 66

Renee Beckham (right), Jacksonville, Florida

Real age: 54

Photo of Erica Garcia and Renee Beckham

Photo of Helen Mirren in a red dress standing in a large open field

VIDEO: HELEN MIRREN ON AGE

With age comes a falling away of self-consciousness, says Dame Helen Mirren in our exclusive interview. “I’ve lost my seriousness, if you like. I’m much freer now.”

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