90-year-elderly with Parkinson’s accesss weightlifting contest

A 90-year-elderly with Parkinson’s disrelieve was cheered on by three generations of her family while competing in a weightlifting competition for over 70’s in Taipei, Taiwan.

During the three-round competition, Cheng Chen Chin-Mei lifted 35, 40 and 45 kg.

“I want to alert all the elderly people to unite the toilout. You don’t need to toil excessively difficult, but this is to upgrasp health,” Cheng Chen shelp.

Competition officials say the event aims to help members of Taipei’s ageing population, with the country on track to become a “super aged society”: a set upation given to countries where at least 21 percent of the population is aged 65 and above.

Taiwan aims to set up 288 fitness clubs for elderly people nationexpansive by 2025, with alerts projecting a median age of 48.7 by 2030.