{"id":14703,"date":"2026-02-23T09:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14703"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:18:41","slug":"at-95-israels-oldest-fitness-trainer-still-works-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14703","title":{"rendered":"At 95, Israel\u2019s oldest fitness trainer still works out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"6e45u-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"6e45u-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Six days after marking his 95th birthday, Samson Shaul arrived at his gym in the central city of Holon and completed a demanding workout, reinforcing a routine he has maintained for decades.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"esqr7-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"esqr7-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">\u201cYou can say with certainty that I\u2019m the oldest fitness trainer in the country,\u201d Shaul said with a smile. Gym members nearby quickly corrected him: \u201cIn the world.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"93cja-0-0\" contenteditable=\"false\"\/>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"c7spr-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"c7spr-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"c7spr-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Shaul and his gym, the Shaul Institute for Bodybuilding on Hazfira Street, have become a local fixture. The modest facility has been operating continuously for 61 years and has produced <\/span><\/span><a id=\"S12rq00s5tOWx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/magazine\/article\/rkfpdqgizg\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-offset-key=\"c7spr-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">two national bodybuilding champions<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"c7spr-2-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> over the decades.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"7f5k1-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"7f5k1-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Born in Basra, Iraq, Shaul began training in bodybuilding at age 13. He immigrated to Israel at 16 and went on to win the national \u201cMr. Israel\u201d bodybuilding title in 1968.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"54epl-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"54epl-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Today, the gym is managed by his son, Uri, 72, but Shaul continues to arrive daily, training alongside him and closely supervising workouts. The family is well aware that their gym lacks the polished appearance of modern fitness chains, but Shaul dismisses such comparisons.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"cik3p-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"cik3p-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">\u201cPeople come here to work, not to look at themselves in the mirror,\u201d he said. \u201cThey get personal guidance. There\u2019s no \u2018personal trainer\u2019 here charging extra after someone already paid hundreds of shekels for a membership. And besides, even in the new gyms, the weights are made of iron, not gold.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"1h3qo-0-0\" contenteditable=\"false\"\/>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"4ore6-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"4ore6-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">When the gym is open, Shaul typically sits on a chair, watching every movement of those training. He frequently corrects form and explains technique, emphasizing efficiency and injury prevention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"bs6hr-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"bs6hr-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">\u201cThis is the only place where the trainer watches you throughout the entire workout,\u201d said Yossi Hanimov, one of the gym\u2019s regulars. \u201cHe comments, corrects and explains every movement.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"9jn4c-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"9jn4c-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Another longtime trainee, Yisrael, 70, first trained with Shaul in his 20s and returned to the gym about a year ago. He credits the veteran trainer with tangible health improvements.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"c9eql-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"c9eql-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">\u201cSince he started training me again, all my indicators \u2014 blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol \u2014 have improved dramatically,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_editor_paragraph ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8rjvi\" data-offset-key=\"dh5ke-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"dh5ke-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">At 95, Shaul shows no intention of slowing down, continuing to train, teach and oversee workouts at the gym he founded more than six decades ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/sport\/article\/r1hf11eti11g\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six days after marking his 95th birthday, Samson Shaul arrived at his gym in the central city of Holon and completed a demanding workout, reinforcing a routine he has maintained for decades. \u201cYou can say with certainty that I\u2019m the oldest fitness trainer in the country,\u201d Shaul said with a smile. 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