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What sport or fitness did your mum do?

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lljkk · 05/08/2023 16:26

My mother was born in the 1940s. When I was a child (1970s), my mother regularly did ... swimming, tennis, jogging, cycling, softball, horse-riding, aerobics, yoga, walks. + random other fitness or sport.

My dad's mom didn't do sport, my other grandmother (short person!, born 1900s) used to coach basketball as an adult, and rode horses as a youngster. I'm not aware she did any other sport, though.

Did your mum do any fitness or sport?

OP posts:
FredaFox · 05/08/2023 16:51

None and I was never encouraged to hence me not ever doing it

megletthesecond · 05/08/2023 16:49

Mum was born in 47.
In her 40's and 50's she went to gym classes. I know she liked body combat. These days (70's) she does zumba. She walks a lot too.

pilates · 05/08/2023 16:46

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Sherrystrull · 05/08/2023 16:43

In the 80s she did yoga.
In the 90s/00s she was divorced with dependants to look after and supporting so worked every hour of the day.
Now she's retired she does keep fit each week which also includes lunch and a chat after!

calyxx · 05/08/2023 16:38

Running round the park. Callasthenics ! And later pilates

hettiethehare · 05/08/2023 16:37

My mum was born in 1950 and she was quite into her yoga in the 70s - she had one of those green leotard and legging sets. Apparently yoga was quite the subversive thing then - she said that she took classes at a local church hall type place and people were generally very bemused by the whole thing!

Other than that she's barely done any actual sport - she walks everywhere though and it very active, even in her early 70s.

BHRK · 05/08/2023 16:37

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MadAboutIt · 05/08/2023 16:36

When we were children she did ‘keep fit’ in the village hall, no car so lots of walking and we had a dog. That was it.
Once I was mid teens she was working full time so nothing. She’s was overweight from her 40’s & has been obese for a couple of decades now. It’s hard not to roll my eyes when she goes on about her hips or her knees hurting these days. I’ve given up trying to guide her to make changes. Hypertension, obesity, statins, smokes, drinks… I’m amazed she’s got to mid 70 tbh. She doesn’t walk further than her door to her car.
Her DM did nothing either due to a long standing injury but never drank or smoked. She was obese too from her 60’s but lived into her 90’s.

DGM on Dads side rode her bike for 5 miles every day until her late 80’s but no other exercise apart from being busy in general and never sitting still. 97 when she died.

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