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| Boy was I wrong… |
You
see I’m very passionate
about fitness
(hence the website!) and even more so I see how fitness is making a
huge
difference to the elderly and senior people in our community. They
truly are
reaping the benefits of exercise…
So
after Procrastinating for a good 7 years that
I could never make a difference in my
Last September I decided I was going to put together a plan and slowly feed the idea of exercise to my nanna. Come Christmas I would give her the greatest gift of all…
A voucher for x5 Personal Pilates sessions…
Now
let me assure you this was going to be
no easy task. My
But these words only stirred me to become more determined…
I searched through my many books about exercise, the elderly, etc. Until I found articles that showed the ‘cold hard facts,’ the facts that are truly scary and no-one want’s to see.
This
was going to work
not only for the short term but the long-term.
Now I should also tell you my Nanna is
still quite young at just 75. But still on the verge of joining the
majority of
people that suffer from Osteoporosis, Heat disease, diabetes
type I & II, this list could go on forever…
My Nanna would always be the one playing with us in the backyard, kicking the football around, playing cricket til the sun goes down…
The last thing I want is to see my
So I began a
marketing plan… Firstly I
wrote her a letter,
explaining to her most of what is written above, then I
proceeded to put together a ‘Marketing Plan' titled…
6
Months Later...
I report back that this has been
a life
changing event for my
The Beginner
Program is definately the best place to start as this was the
first place that my Nanna started with.
She is becoming more and more flexible, more stronger, and most importantly is shaving years off her life!
Her bones are strong, if she has to - she can handle a fall. She is stable and getting stronger as each exciting new day passes!
Even better… She has made a fantastic social group with like minded people that want to take care of themselves...
She is excited about life again and more importantly is going to continue live HEALTHIER & HAPPIER for the experience…!
In
Conclusion
I’ll
be completely honest with you… This
was not easy… To start off I had with negativity from family members. I
came close to
throwing in the towel.
But
I trusted my instinct… Followed through with my action plan
and I do not think I have ever seen my
Now when I bring my grandkids home to Nanna she’s not going to be what 95% of elderly people enable themselves to get into… A lazy state, unhealthy, weak state…
From my research and now personal experience if you are someone or know someone that is letting age get to them, SOMETHING is better then nothing…
If you do not have any grandparents left… use this information to spur YOURSELF on or pass it on to someone that needs it. Someone that you know and care about that may have someone in there life that could be about to join the 95% of the population…
Do something with this information, help us increase the 5% of elderly people that actually live fit and fulfilling lives all the way through…
These are supposed out golden years!! Why spend it cursing ‘old age’ don’t let the old person crawl under your skin or anyone you love!
See
my initial letter to my
And
the exact ‘marketing plan’ I used…
Then the actual present I awarded her with and the words I used… xmas gift
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