Published: Friday, Sep. 27, 2013 / Updated: Friday, Sep. 27, 2013 05:42 AM
Denise Austin to Sun City folks: ‘You can do it!’
- Special to the Fort Mill Times
INDIAN LAND -- Denise Austin visited Sun City Carolina Lakes Tuesday, offering
residents fitness advice on healthy aging and conducting two outdoor
fitness classes geared specifically toward seniors.
The appearance
was the first stop on Rite Aid’s national tour promoting its new
Wellness 65+ program, which offers free health screenings, pharmacist
consultations and in-store discounts for senior customers. During the
class, participants learned to use and were sent home with resistance
bands and weights from Austin’s line of Forever Fit gear. Residents also
had access to a health fair where they could chat individually with a
pharmacist, get medication consultations, and have preventative
screenings for blood pressure, diabetes risk and COPD.
Sun City resident Janis Yarde appreciated the experience and said seniors need to be more aware of how important being active is to their health
Sun City resident Janis Yarde appreciated the experience and said seniors need to be more aware of how important being active is to their health
“I’m really into fitness,” she said. “What a special thing to have Denise Austin here. She’s such a great person.”
The
retired physical education teacher from New Hampshire loves the
opportunities to stay active in Sun City – tennis, pickle ball,
swimming, golf, a full gym and classes for every kind of fitness.
“This is a place that offers so many options,” Yarde said. “There’s no excuse for anyone to live here and not participate in some physical activities.”
Deborah Groux was curious about the event and stopped by for the second workout session. She had subscribed to “Prevention” magazine and enjoyed reading Denise Austin’s articles there and she hoped to glean some nuggets of wisdom from the fitness icon.
“I’m open to the possibilities,” she said.
Austin, a former gymnast and the sister-in-law of Tracy Austin, who was a top professional tennis player in the 1970s, earned her degree in exercise physiology and now works in partnership with Rite Aid to promote healthy lifestyles. During the Tuesday classes, she recommended a “three-pronged” attack for seniors to keep fit: good cardio, good, eating, and good exercising.
“I only work out for 30 minutes, but I do it every day,” Austin said. “Keep it up. Fitness isn’t stored; only fat is. You are how you are by your own heritage about 40 percent, and the rest is up to you.”
Mixing it up is key, but the main thing is just to move more, she said.
“You can do this in the car, in your golf carts – anywhere,” Austin told the seniors during her first class.
“Think of your day as a course of 16 waking hours. Think about how active you can be in those 16 hours.”
“This is a place that offers so many options,” Yarde said. “There’s no excuse for anyone to live here and not participate in some physical activities.”
Deborah Groux was curious about the event and stopped by for the second workout session. She had subscribed to “Prevention” magazine and enjoyed reading Denise Austin’s articles there and she hoped to glean some nuggets of wisdom from the fitness icon.
“I’m open to the possibilities,” she said.
Austin, a former gymnast and the sister-in-law of Tracy Austin, who was a top professional tennis player in the 1970s, earned her degree in exercise physiology and now works in partnership with Rite Aid to promote healthy lifestyles. During the Tuesday classes, she recommended a “three-pronged” attack for seniors to keep fit: good cardio, good, eating, and good exercising.
“I only work out for 30 minutes, but I do it every day,” Austin said. “Keep it up. Fitness isn’t stored; only fat is. You are how you are by your own heritage about 40 percent, and the rest is up to you.”
Mixing it up is key, but the main thing is just to move more, she said.
“You can do this in the car, in your golf carts – anywhere,” Austin told the seniors during her first class.
“Think of your day as a course of 16 waking hours. Think about how active you can be in those 16 hours.”
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/09/27/2985970.html
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| Stephanie Marks Martell - special to the Fort Mill Times - Denise Austin speaks to residents at Sun City Carolina lakes in Indian Land. The fitness guru was visiting the Charlotte area this week in conjunction with Rite Aid's national tour promoting Wellness65+, a new health and savings benefit program for seniors. |
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| Stephanie Marks Martell - Special to the Fort Mill Times - Denise Austin tells residehts (residents) of Sun City Carolina Lakes how to adjust fitness routines during the golden years. |
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| Stephanie Marks Martell - Special to the Fort Mill Times - Sun City Carolina Lakes resident and retired PE teacher Janis Yarde enjoys a Just Rite for You fitness class with Denise Austin Tuesday. |
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| Stephanie Marks Martell - special to the Fort Mill Times - Sun city residents follow Denise Austin during a workout class for seniors. |
Why is there never anyone there to get some nice rear view pics? Damn!
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