I am happy I worked out this morning, because otherwise this story would put me to shame. Ida Wasserman of Sun City Center, FL, celebrated her 100th birthday by starting her day with a treadmill workout. She exercises because she "feels good after exercise." Three years ago, Ida was walking with the help of a walker, and now she walks tall. The treadmill, however, is not Wasserman's favorite workout. She prefers the rowing machine because it reminds her of rowing in Central Park with her husband. Ida's daughter leads her mother through a two-hour workout, seven days a week. Moving around keeps those "centenarian kinks" at bay.
Wasserman has this advice, “I would say keep active, because once you stop being active, you’re no longer much of a person.” To see the real Ida in action, check out this site.
Those sound like words of wisdom to me! Do you plan to work out when you are 100? Tell me in the comments section below.
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I'll think of Ida the next time I'm too lazy to get up off the couch. I mean really, what would be my excuse?!
1Yes, I plan on working-out. And dating, too, if I'm single.
2wow! good for her and its great advice too. now....i must go work out tonight because really, if she can do it, we all can. and to add to her advice, keep in touch with friends and family. i work with a woman who is 90 (and still working!) and she cooks for friends, goes to the opera, symphony, plays, museums etc. She is more active than people i know half her age and it is really proof that staying active and living it up a bit really do make for a happy life.
3Wow! Way to go Ida!
4wow,she's amazing,what an inspiration!
5um, wow, I guess I'll go to the gym tonight after all . . .
6How inspiring! I've been slacking off lately with my workouts and healthy eating, but now I really have no excuse! If a 100 year old woman can get out there every day and exercise for 2 hours then so can I.
7WOW good for her!!
8I'm a little in awe, and I'll admit, a little intimidated. Glad I went for a run today or I'd feel really lazy.
9Wow good for her!
10wow nice!
11I'm totally impressed! My grandparents do a fair amount of walking everyday, but they're only 87, not 100. If I make it to 100, I doubt I'll be a couch potato, but I'm pretty sure I won't be spending two full hours per day at the gym, either.
12She puts (17yr old)me to shame!lol. Cool woman, I hope to be able to do what she's doing when I get up-there in age. She's an inspiration!
13yay to exercise! my grandpa will be 90 this year and he still exercises every morning
14Major kudos!!!
15this lady rules.
16Amazing! I want to be like her!
17Happy Birthday Ida! you're such an inspiration to others!
18it was true with my grandpa. he passed away three months after his golf course closed for renovations. All he did was watch tv after that. he lived a very full life though, so no regrets!
19OMG! I would love to still have the energy to work out at that age!
20wow! guess i should start using that gym membership more often.
21GREAT! I totally will.
22great for her, and definitely an inspiration! My 39th is coming up, and I'm celebrating by biking a metric century (100 km/64 miles); hopefully I'll still be peddling at 100 years.
23wow.
24I'm going to be exercising til I'm 110! I can't imagine ever stopping just because I'm old or something. My grandpa died early because of a very sedentary lifestyle and now my grandma has actually INCREASED how much she works out so she'll live longer. I think people who are more active actually stay younger inside because "if you don't move it, you lose it". Too true.
25Thanks for the inspiration, Ida Wasserman!!!
26What a model of determination. Anyone can do this. It would put the rest home industry out of business, for the most part.
27Yeah!
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