We are talking about elderly athletes, whose physical fitness the youth will envy.
Staying in good physical shape is a difficult task for a modern person who spends almost all his free time on work and leisure. And over the years, flexibility, coordination, endurance disappear altogether … However, there are those who, by their example, are ready to refute the universal delusion and prove that age is not an obstacle to sports achievements!
Twine, plank, headstand, jumping rope – all this is not a complete list of what a 97-year-old (!) Phyllis Sue… All her life she was engaged in dancing and went from ballerina to dancer on Broadway. This is probably why she, without hesitation, mastered aerial gymnastics at the age of 75, and at 85 she became seriously interested in yoga.
“I hate to say that, but this is your chance … You don’t need space to stretch on your bed (of any size). Then you can move to the floor. 10 feet (3 meters. – Ed.) Is more than enough for yoga. In 3 days I will be already 97 years old, active and healthy person who may seem old to some. But for me this is just a large number. I can’t start the day without stretching and then 1 hour of yoga, ”Phyllis writes about the quarantine classes on her Instagram.
Joan MacDonald: “before” and “after”
Three years ago 73 year old Joan MacDonald started training with weights. Then she complained of dizziness and arthritis and even took heart medications. Joana now works out five times a week for an hour and a half, including a warm-up and 15-minute cardio. And all this is under the online guidance of her daughter, who is a professional coach.
Joan also closely monitors her diet, which consists of five meals a day, and in the past year has become especially interested in meditation.
“I am learning to love myself, be open to change and get rid of a lot of unnecessary loads and emotions that I don’t need,” the athlete admits to her 758 thousand Instagram followers. We bet Joan’s before and after photos have inspired your workout (start now!).
In the gallery you will find 10 more incredible women whose physical form is admirable. And you can’t call them grandmothers!