The end of October marked the start of the new Exercise4Seniors classes in Titchmarsh, Alconbury and Great Gidding to add to the already successful Super Seniors class running in Sawtry. But, if there's one question I am asked over and over again it is "what is a senior?". You wouldn't believe the brainstorming I had to do to come up with a name that would describe the people I wanted to teach. The last thing I wanted to do was refer to them as OAPs .. good grief, what an awful title! Plus there are some very fit older adults out there and conversely some very unfit young adults out there too. I'm mid 50s and happy to be known as a senior but not because of my age or fitness ability but because I've lived long enough to know what I want from an exercise session ... and it's not Zumba or Bootcamp! Super Seniors in Sawtry was a great name for starters ... but to be honest, I nicked it from a friend's class so it isn't part of my Exercise4... brand and although happy to use it "in house" at our local leisure centre, I want to feel a sense of ownership for the classes I am bringing into the hearts of local communities. So in the end, after much contemplation, I plumped for Exercise4Seniors and so we're back to the question ... who is a senior? Well, in the Super Seniors class I have people as young as 40 attending and some in their late 60s. In some of the new classes I have people over 80 years of age who move with an inspiring sprightliness! My tag line is "..for people who can move ..and want to keep moving!". So there we go...if you can move and want to keep moving then you're very welcome, whatever your age ... and if you've ever caught yourself making one of those "oof" noises as you bend down to pick anything up off the floor or to get up from your chair then you need to come!
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