Healthy living as we age means moving. Fitness and wellness coach Kelly Fennelly joins Suzanne on the Answers for Elders Radio Show to talk about how to keep moving. Suzanne shared this quote from Dick Van Dyke quote: “At 30, I used to exercise to look good. At the age of 50, I would exercise to be fit. At 70, not to be padded to a bed. And at 80, to be able to live without assistance. And now at 99, I do it purely out of defiance.”
Kelly talks about balance, exercise, movement, diet, and being healthier as we age. Kelly says, “I have one client, I’m trying to get him to walk [more]. He’s 84. He does a little bit of walking on the golf course, but there’s a cart. So what I did was leaned into walking the dog so many times the during the day and during the week… And when his wife takes the dog out, then he will do certain a certain amount of time just walking through the house. So we got it. So it doesn’t have to be on a treadmill outside necessarily. It. It just has to be moving.”
Kelly does in-person and Zoom coaching for those looking for sustainable health goals, with personalized coaching for individual body and lifestyle goals. She is an ACE Senior Fitness Specialist and ACE Health Coach. Check out her website.
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