Justin Peter Gardiner Lowe / Documentary
Fit for Life:
Dare to Dream
Believe in what’s possible, no matter your age.
The film
407 kilometres,
and a question about ageing
In 2024 the Fit For Life Foundation, founded by the Lowe family, produced Dare to Dream, a 57-minute documentary directed by Keith Partridge.
The film follows Jack Lowe, a lifelong cyclist and mountaineer, and a multigenerational group of amateur riders as they take on 407 kilometres across some of the Tour de France’s most demanding alpine passes. Jack was in his eighties at the time of filming, with the physiology of a man of sixty.
The argument the film makes is that the greatest threat to health and quality of life is not age. It is sedentariness, poor diet and stress, and the diseases that follow from them. What it offers against that is not a regime but an invitation: seek adventure, keep friendships, stay in motion at every stage of life.
The evidence
Where the science
comes from
The film is built on specialists rather than assertion. Contributors set out the physiological mechanisms behind what a sustained active life does to the body over decades, and what the numbers say about disease risk and healthy lifespan.
Dr Anne Friedlander
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Dr Finn Mahler
Swiss Olympic Medical Center
Prof. Louise Aronson
Professor of Medicine, University of California
Dr Fred St. Goar
Cardiologist
Keith Partridge
Film director
Robbie Fenlon
Mountain guide
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Where to see it
Amazon Prime Video
Available across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands and Australia.
Watch on Prime →Vimeo on Demand
Rent or buy the full 57-minute documentary directly, worldwide, in high definition.
Watch on Vimeo →The film is also carried on Adventure Sports TV. Trailer, full credits and the complete list of contributors are on the foundation’s film page.
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Partnerships & support
To discuss the film, screenings, or supporting the foundation’s work, please write directly.
jl@gardinerinvest.com