September 07
A woman recently told me that she was too old to start working out that it would not do any good at her age of 66 years.
I want to relate a true life story, a woman saw me conducting my bootcamp class and searched me out as she had just moved here from Virginia, wanted to lose weight and improve her fitness level.
She finally found me and was concerned that at her age 61, she would not be able to do much as she put it. I asked her is she willing to commit 45 minutes twice a week for 6 weeks and that in that time we will see what she can do. She agreed and we started working out with her being diligent about her appointments and keeping a food diary of everything she eat and drank along with the time of day this occurred.
This woman of 61 years of age could not sit down on a bench and stand up (bench squats) without the help of something to hold onto or lean up against. She could not walk on the treadmill for more than 5 minutes without becoming winded. She could not perform one modified push up (where you are on your knees with your torso on a 45 degree slant and perform the push up).
Now 6 weeks later she can perform those bench squats without any assistance 15 times for 2 sets. She walks on the treadmill now for 20 minutes at a time. She does modified push-ups for 10 times for 2 sets. She now consumes 3 liters of water per day instead of 6 bottles of Diet Coke. This Grandmother of 61 years has made remarkable strides in her journey and has increased her workout to 3 times per week. So this is living proof you can make great strides in your personal health and fitness quest, you just have to commit to be fit.