If Mark Laakso has his way, he'll be windsurfing well into his 90s.

He'll also still be snowboarding, playing tennis and lifting weights, he said.

"I know it sounds crazy, but 30 years from now, I still want to be able to do all those things," said Laakso, 58, of Honolulu.

That goal is the driving force behind Laakso's ultra-healthy lifestyle, which includes going to the gym every day of the week for rigorous workouts and filling up on fruits, veggies and fish.

"It's not (about) living long, it's living a good quality of life," he said.

And for Laakso, life just wouldn't be good without one of his biggest passions — windsurfing.

"I've always loved the ocean and ... I get my ocean fix through windsurfing," Laakso said.

He's been doing the water sport — which he calls the most challenging thing that he's ever done in his life — for more than 20 years.

"It's the kind of sport where you accomplish one part of it, then you go to another part, then there's something else to accomplish and then something else to accomplish," he said. "It never gets boring."

Windsurfing is a great reason to get in the water, Laakso said.

"You can jump the waves going out, you can ride the waves coming in," he said. "All parts of it are fun."

Always up for fun, Laakso also loves snowboarding.

"I took up snowboarding in my early 40s just to be different, to try something different and it looked like it was fun," Laakso said.

At nearly 60 years old, Laakso is in phenomenal shape and enjoys lifting weights, doing yoga and Pilates, and playing tennis, as well. He says his next challenge is to find someone to share his life with.

While it may seem Laakso has been doing these activities all his life, he didn't really devote himself to physical fitness until his 30s — proving the saying that it isn't too late to start anything.

"A lot of my 20s were involved in work and a career," Laakso said. "In your 20s, you're devoting 10 hours a day to work, six days a week, so you just don't have the time."

It wasn't until his 30s that he started going to a gym.

"I started to go to a gym with friends who play racquetball, and I got hooked on the weights," he said.

Even when excruciating lower- back pain plagued Laakso throughout his 30s and 40s, he never gave up on his physical activities.

In fact, the back pain became his motivation.

"I figured if I stopped, how bad could it get? It could get real bad," Laakso said.

So staying active and going to the gym became a regular part of Laakso's routine.

"If you go (to the gym) every day, it's just a habit and it's no big deal," he said. "If you don't go and then you start to go, it's a big challenge. It takes a lot of effort and a lot of energy."

Laakso has been free of back pain now for nearly 10 years — likely a result of basic exercise and yoga, he says — and he feels that working out, eating right and living a healthy lifestyle is just as important as ever.

"Tomorrow is a new day, and I have no idea what is in store for me," he said. "I always want to be in shape for whatever adventure comes along."