Ella is fit as a fiddle
This 93-year-old said exercise keeps her going, keeps her awake and supple.
FITNESS fanatic, Ella Baxter, has been rewarded with the title of oldest and most active member of the South African Seniors’ Fitness Association (SASFA) Waterfall class.
The 93-year-old from Waterfall said its her fifth year as a member of SASFA; she is fit as a fiddle and loves to exercise.
“Exercise keeps me going, keeps me awake and supple, and the camaraderie with the girls here is excellent. I have never had any aches and pains and never pulled a muscle. I feel fit,” said Ella.
She said, as a 93-year-old, she really doesn’t know what all the fuss is about.
Ella said she does all her own housework as she lives alone in a one-bedroom cottage in the Waterfall Retirement Home. She has a small family – two sons, aged 71 and 68, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren – who all believe she is super fit.
She exercises to music, and said she is capable of doing all the exercises and enjoys them all. A lot of the exercises she does are to Abba, Tina Turner or Susan Boyle music.
Peggy Wood, the fitness instructor at SASFA, said: “We all are inspired by Ella’s strength, sense of humour and friendliness. She has an amazing attendance record, and only missed a class if there was an emergency.”
