After about 40, must of us wouldn't have the guts to dance our hearts out in a room full of strangers wearing nothing but a leotard, but as she nears 90, Alice Gross has the body and the energy of a much younger woman.
So what's her secret?
If you like your workout a little spicy, you will probably like Zumba.
"As soon as that music hits and you start dancing and moving you don't even realize you're working out," Gross said.
The Latin-inspired, calorie-busting fitness program has pulled in some new fans.
"Zumba requires some mental activity, it certainly requires you to concentrate," Gross said.
Gross is 85 years young and a soon-to-be great-grandmother. She tries to take a Zumba class everyday and says exercise is her "fountain of youth."
"It keeps you healthy, it keeps you alive, it keeps you young," she said. "I don't feel 85, I don't think about it. "
Dr. Joyce Fogel, Chief of Geriatrics at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, says exercise is important for seniors on many levels.
"We know that exercise has benefits in managing high blood pressure, diabetes, it's very important for osteoporosis," said Fogel. "I think that when people have memory problems that they more engaged they are and involved with other people and keeping busy, the better it is for them."
Fogel says be sure and talk to your doctor before trying any new exercise routine, but she's impressed with Alice.
"I think she should be the poster child for exercise in the elderly. Not everybody can do that, so it's great that she can," said Fogel.
For now, there is no slowing down this "Zumba Grandma."
"I don't want to think about the time when I'll ever to stop, I don't know what would happen to me," said Gross.
According the Zumba website, 12 million people in 60 countries now take a weekly Zumba class.
With a third of Americans now considered baby boomers, the company has created "Zumba Gold" to target folks like Alice Gross.
So what's her secret?
If you like your workout a little spicy, you will probably like Zumba.
"As soon as that music hits and you start dancing and moving you don't even realize you're working out," Gross said.
The Latin-inspired, calorie-busting fitness program has pulled in some new fans.
"Zumba requires some mental activity, it certainly requires you to concentrate," Gross said.
Gross is 85 years young and a soon-to-be great-grandmother. She tries to take a Zumba class everyday and says exercise is her "fountain of youth."
"It keeps you healthy, it keeps you alive, it keeps you young," she said. "I don't feel 85, I don't think about it. "
Dr. Joyce Fogel, Chief of Geriatrics at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, says exercise is important for seniors on many levels.
"We know that exercise has benefits in managing high blood pressure, diabetes, it's very important for osteoporosis," said Fogel. "I think that when people have memory problems that they more engaged they are and involved with other people and keeping busy, the better it is for them."
Fogel says be sure and talk to your doctor before trying any new exercise routine, but she's impressed with Alice.
"I think she should be the poster child for exercise in the elderly. Not everybody can do that, so it's great that she can," said Fogel.
For now, there is no slowing down this "Zumba Grandma."
"I don't want to think about the time when I'll ever to stop, I don't know what would happen to me," said Gross.
According the Zumba website, 12 million people in 60 countries now take a weekly Zumba class.
With a third of Americans now considered baby boomers, the company has created "Zumba Gold" to target folks like Alice Gross.
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