I read an article in Fitness Magazine about a seventy-six year old lady named Annemarie McKay. She lives in Halifax, Massachusetts, and she has five kids, nine grandkids, and three great-grandkids. When she went to her doctor for a checkup, he said she would need to start taking medicine soon for her high cholesterol. So she decided to start doing the Crossfit program.
The first two weeks was an introduction to mastering the proper form with lightweight PVC pipes in place of barbells. The coaches had to change the exercises so Annemarie could finish the workouts with her classmates, who were between the ages of twenty and fourty. Now she attends Crossfit twice every week and lifts a seventy-five pound barbell that she says doesn't even feel heavy anymore. A few months ago she also bench pressed thiry-nine pounds. Then next time Annemarie went to her doctor he said her cholesterol was lowered and she didn't need to take any medication. Her new challenge is climbing a rope to the twenty foot ceiling.
I love working out but I don't think I could do what Annemarie does. I would like to but don't think I could at seventy-six years old. Would you do it if your health depended on it?
I've always believed that if a person sets their mind to something and truly believes they can do it, they will accomplish it. But this is unreal! Before watching the cross fit games I thought I was in pretty good shape, but shortly after watching, I thought differently. Some of the feats they perform are crazy!
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