A 90-year-old with Parkinson’s disease was cheered on by three generations of her family as she competed in an over-70 weightlifting competition in Taipei, Taiwan.
During the three-round competition, Cheng Chen Chin-Mei lifted 35, 40 and 45 kg.
“I want to tell all old people to join in the training. “You don’t have to work extremely hard, but it’s to maintain your health,” said Cheng Chen.
Competition officials say the event aims to help Taipei’s aging population as the country is on track to become a “super-age society”: a designation given to countries where at least 21 percent of Population 65 years and older.
Taiwan aims to establish 288 fitness clubs for the elderly nationwide by 2025, with an average age of 48.7 reportedly reaching 48.7 years by 2030.
