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Active Profiles

We hear from some older people who refuse to take ageing lying down. Stories of staying active and keeping healthy to inspire you to do the same. 

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Bharatnatya Dance

Dimple Vyas shares her inspirational story of how she took up dancing in later life.

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Bowling

Joan Coop, 90, is possibly the oldest bowler in Farsley. She took up the sport over 30 years ago and continues to play several times a week. Joan shares her active story

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Game On - Over 50's Football

What’s it like to play football in your 60s? You may not be as young as you were, but you can still compete in The Beautiful Game. Mike Thompson quit the sport as a young man but has now returned to football. He tells Mally Harvey how “walking football” has changed his life.

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