‘I don’t do Pilates or yoga – they’re too boring. After training as an instructor, I opened my own studio and still have die-hard loyal clients who’ve been with me since the start. ‘From that day on, I’ve never looked back. Before I could register what I was saying, I’d volunteered myself – and with my heart thumping due to nerves, I found myself at the front, directing dozens of men and women – including the young Twiggy – through a set I thought up on the spot. ‘Then one day, in another class, the instructor didn’t show up. ‘Every day I would drop the kids off at school and hop on the Tube to Covent Garden to go to Arlene Phillips’s dance classes. The mother of five children, and grandmother of seven, says: ‘Dance and exercise classes were the one thing that kept me sane when my children were growing up in the 1960s. Lee Janogly, 77, from North London, leads eight fitness classes a week – a mixture of ‘stretch and tone’ classes and one-to-one dance-led personal training. I like to get on down with funky soul music' She said: ‘I don’t do Pilates or yoga – they’re too boring. Here, they reveal how you can transform your health, regardless of whether you’re 19 or 90… They have forged new careers in their later years and now help others (of all ages) get as fit as they are. With this in mind, we spoke to five inspirational OAPs who are in the shape of their lives – despite a few aches and pains. Just talk to your GP about what might be suitable for you.’įor those who think gyms are simply a place for the Lycra-clad and body-beautiful, take note: chain Nuffield Health claims that over-74s are the most regular visitors to its facilities. He says: ‘It’s never too late to start reaping the benefits. Yet this is the very group who need to be moving the most, says Sir Muir.īut there’s no reason – even if you’re 90 with a host of ailments and have never been physically active – not to start. However, the latest NHS figures show that activity levels among older people are low: a staggering 54 per cent of over-75s achieve fewer than 30 minutes of activity a week. ‘If physical activity was a drug, it would be classed as a wonder drug,’ said Professor Dame Sue Bailey, of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, in a report to GPs across the UK. Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland drew their conclusions after reviewing 85 studies involving patients with Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers. Last month a landmark report published in the British Journal Of Sports Medicine found that no matter what disease a patient suffers from, exercise can help alleviate their condition. Lee Janogly, 77, leads eight fitness classes a week - a mixture of ‘stretch and tone’ classes and one-to-one dance-led personal training
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