In the past few weeks 3 people I know of have fallen. All were over 70 and I am happy to say they are all in good spirits now.
One of these women I have known for more than 10 years- she’s a member at my gym.
She’s a regular and I’m happy to report that she strength trains on the regular and I’ve been fortunate enough to speak at a women’s group she’s part of locally.
Today she texted me with a picture of her with a huge black eye. In her words…”I want to thank you for motivating me to get to the gym and not eat carrot sticks all day. I recently fell on cement and split my head open. The ER doctor couldn’t believe I didn’t break something. Weight bearing exercise works! I’m 74 and besides scrapes and bruises I just needed a few stiches.”
I hated hearing she fell obviously but am THRILLED she’s been strength training on the regular! Her body protected her when she needed it the most!
Exercise is so important for so many things. Our future selves depend on us to do it now so that we can feel great later on!
P.S. 2 out of the 3 falls were in slippers/flip flops. Let’s always wear supportive shoes when we leave the house!
Your health truly is your greatest wealth!