In January 2017 Joan MacDonald’s health was deteriorating. She had turned 70 and was having difficulty using the stairs 🏋️♀️ Now aged 76, MacDonald is an unlikely fitness influencer. With almost 2,000,000 followers.
In January 2017, almost exactly six years ago, Joan MacDonald’s health was deteriorating. She had turned 70 and was having difficulty using the stairs, while the arthritis in her hands was extremely painful, she had edema in her ankles, and she was on medication for high blood pressure. But most of all, she was unhappy.
Now aged 76, MacDonald is an unlikely fitness influencer. With almost 2,000,000 followers, her page is glossy and chirpy in tone. She shares photos of herself squatting 43kg weights in the gym in a sports bra and leggings or flexing her muscles on the beach.Originally from Canada, she now lives in Mexico, hiding from the harsh winters with her husband. “Most of my followers are young women,” she says. “But I want older women to see that it’s possible too.”, MacDonald details her journey.
She puts all this down to her dedication. “My daughter has a [fitness] programme for me and she changes it just about every month. When I started though, I was doing four days a week at the gym and one day of yoga. Now on the days I’m not doing strength work, I do at least 30 minutes of cardio. I like to cycle. Running is still far too painful for me.”
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