Fitness for Life

I held a group workout session last Thursday night and one of the ladies was much older than the usual attendees.  For the purposes of this post I'll call her Dee.

She had previously come to watch a class to see if it was something she could do.  I explained the premise of the class and that its scaled to the individual.  However I warned that it wouldn't be easy.  

She looked around 70 years old, was in great physical condition and had no contraindications to exercise.

After a brief assessment she took part in the class.  Performing the warm-up and then participating in lots of bodyweight and medicine ball exercises, squats, balance work, push ups against the wall, jumping and running.  She rested as needed, but was keen to do as much as possible.  

At the end of the class, her feedback mentioned she had enjoyed herself and that she found this workout a great way to keep strong and active (as she wanted to do something to replace Ballet).  I then asked her a personal question:

Darryl - "Do you mind if I ask how old you are?"

Dee replied, "I'm 87 years old."

What an inspiration!  A fine example of the benefits of keeping active regardless of age.

Update on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 23:21 by Darryl Edwards

"Dee" attended tonight's class again.  A fantastic attitude which I hope to never lose regardless of age...