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ENLARGEDavid Lee refers to the New Castle Family Fitness Center as his social club because he says he has made so many friends there. Lee works out at least three times a week.
NEW CASTLE — Dave Lee needed therapy for his knee. The therapy program to work the kinks out of the body part included two free weeks of gym membership.
When the gym membership was about to run out, however, Lee caught a statistic that left the World War II veteran cold. The statistic was the “horrendous rates that we are losing our World II veterans,” Lee said.
That led Lee, 83, to a epiphany, which continues to have a dramatic effect on his life.
“I decided that I wasn’t ready to be a part of that statistic,” Lee said.
That epiphany is what pulls him to a gym almost every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for strenuous workouts. The epiphany has kept him in the same routine for the last four years.
And so far, Lee’s workouts have been paying off handsomely.
“I am sticking with it. I feel great,” said Lee, a B-25 pilot who flew 23 combat missions in the South Pacific during WWII. “I am not feeling anywhere near my age. I may look it, but I don’t feel it.”
Lee, who is retired and lives in New Castle with his wife, JoAnn, works out at the New Castle Family Fitness Center, which he calls a “real, real nice place.”
Lee’s workout begins with cardiovascular work, with about 10 minutes spent on the elliptical machine and another 20 spent on a stationary bicycle. He then moves on to a series of weightlifting exercises and stretches.
“I am usually there two hours,” said Lee, adding he is usually the oldest person at the gym when he is there, although the gym does have older members.
Staying active can help seniors improve their strength so they can stay independent, increase their energy and improve their balance, according to information from the National Institute on Aging.
Regular exercise can also help prevent delay of some diseases like heart disease and diabetes, along with lessening moodiness and depression.
Lee said he enjoys working out, but he also knows that he has to keep at it to maintain his current trim and healthy feeling.
“You can’t just sit around and rot away,” Lee said. “I think people should get out and exercise, especially old people like myself. I wish I had started this about 60 years ago.”
Contact Phillip Yates: 384-9117
pyates@postindependent.com
When the gym membership was about to run out, however, Lee caught a statistic that left the World War II veteran cold. The statistic was the “horrendous rates that we are losing our World II veterans,” Lee said.
That led Lee, 83, to a epiphany, which continues to have a dramatic effect on his life.
“I decided that I wasn’t ready to be a part of that statistic,” Lee said.
That epiphany is what pulls him to a gym almost every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for strenuous workouts. The epiphany has kept him in the same routine for the last four years.
And so far, Lee’s workouts have been paying off handsomely.
“I am sticking with it. I feel great,” said Lee, a B-25 pilot who flew 23 combat missions in the South Pacific during WWII. “I am not feeling anywhere near my age. I may look it, but I don’t feel it.”
Lee, who is retired and lives in New Castle with his wife, JoAnn, works out at the New Castle Family Fitness Center, which he calls a “real, real nice place.”
Lee’s workout begins with cardiovascular work, with about 10 minutes spent on the elliptical machine and another 20 spent on a stationary bicycle. He then moves on to a series of weightlifting exercises and stretches.
“I am usually there two hours,” said Lee, adding he is usually the oldest person at the gym when he is there, although the gym does have older members.
Staying active can help seniors improve their strength so they can stay independent, increase their energy and improve their balance, according to information from the National Institute on Aging.
Regular exercise can also help prevent delay of some diseases like heart disease and diabetes, along with lessening moodiness and depression.
Lee said he enjoys working out, but he also knows that he has to keep at it to maintain his current trim and healthy feeling.
“You can’t just sit around and rot away,” Lee said. “I think people should get out and exercise, especially old people like myself. I wish I had started this about 60 years ago.”
Contact Phillip Yates: 384-9117
pyates@postindependent.com
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