Vive la vie, continue la marche, biking at 106

Robert Marchand, age 105 a Frenchman sets a new one hr. cycling record where he petal more than 14 miles an hour. He is more aerobically fit then most 50-year-olds. The new benchmark had to be created for him since he is the 1st 105 year old to do this. He was born in 1911 and while he was working as a truck driver, gardener, firefighter, and lumberjack he did not exercise. Most of his jobs would have been physical.
Since his retirement he has been biking under trainer or roads near his home and at a leisurely pace. at 100 years old he set the record for that age at 14 mi. an hour. Then he started a program of of interval training, where 80% of his biking was at a leisurely pace and 20% and a more strenuous pace 20% percent harder. There was a 20 point scale of effort. Leisurely was 12 or less and strenuous was 15 or more.
By the numbers:
Mr. Marchand’s VO2 max was now about 13 % higher than it had been before,  as good as a healthy 50 year old.
His pedaling increased by 40% power.
At 103 he maxed out the test at 17 miles per hour for 60 minutes.
He takes no medicine.
He weighs hundred and 15 pounds at 5 feet tall.
He is very sociable
He eats a simple diet of yogurt,  soup, cheese, chicken and a glass of red wine for dinner.
My take on how it work for him. I have noticed that most people who live long time tend to be smaller. Also most people who are still in competition in racing picked up the habit even after retiring so what Mr. Marchand was doing in the 60s to a hundred gave him the opportunity to set these marks. The biking help him to prevent diabetes, maintain a strong heart and clean arteries, and helped his immune system with other diseases. The biking that he does is over one hour and day. There was no discussion within his family related to living longer so I don't know the genetic factors, besides the obvious he must have good genes.
We were from him that we can improve our aerobic, strength health as we age. Also interval training can be beneficial in our fitness goals. For him to get these benefits he did work at it. And it's a good point for us that if we are to improve our fitness it will take work. His work was consistent over time.
It is pretty wild to be in good health at 105 with a desire to improve at 106.
Moving helps us age. A simple nutritious diet would also help. OK it is time to get on my bike. Thank you Robert, Vive la vie, continue la marche.