Arlington resident聽Eugene Kahn turned 100 last聽November, but that hasn鈥檛 changed his聽three-day-a-week exercise habit at the .
Kahn joined the Sport and Health Club at Skyline in 1980 after retiring from his job at the Pentagon. However, in 1995 he transferred to the Ballston location, which is closer to聽his East Falls Church home, after he stopped driving.
Kahn said he owes his longevity to聽鈥渋ncredible good luck,鈥� perhaps in addition to some healthy life choices.
鈥淚 quit smoking pipes at 60 so maybe that鈥檚 one of the secrets,鈥� said Kahn.
The Sport and Health Club has become something of a second home for Kahn. The entire staff knows him and treats him like gym royalty. Customers show deference too 鈥� getting up to allow Kahn to use his usual machines, if need be.
Kahn聽performs his workouts alone but occasionally consults with trainers at to change up his weekly routine.
鈥淚 am very impressed with this facility; the people are wonderful. They are friendly and they greet you when you walk in,鈥� he said.
While Kahn聽doesn鈥檛 consider himself much of an athlete, he has been exercising since starting his job at the Pentagon in 1961.聽During his lunch breaks at the Pentagon, he聽would swim for an hour and half聽in the Pentagon鈥檚 gym.
These days, when Kahn isn鈥檛 at Sport and Health, he鈥檚 typically at home doing chores around his house聽鈥� except on Mondays, when he plays golf.
Although originally from New Jersey, Kahn and his wife of 74 years 鈥� she鈥檚 also a centenarian 鈥� have been living in the same house in Arlington since 1961. He plans to be there, still keeping up on chores, for the foreseeable future.
鈥淚鈥檓 on my second pacemaker and this one is going to last for 12 years, so I鈥檓 not worried,鈥� he said.
