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"...everyone is really enjoying it,

                                                        so the classes have become a real

                                                        necessity for all of us."



















          thought I would suit teaching, and   Marjie has always been very active   Although she has no plans to return
          she said absolutely, and gave me   as her husband Neil is a professional   to golf, Marjie is keen to try her skills
          some really good pointers on how to   cyclist (read about Neil on page 30)   on the golf simulator when the new
          put the class together and advised   and has always pushed herself to   Country Club opens.
          me to find a video on YouTube that   keep up with him.               “I’m looking forward to the golf
          had all the exercises on it.” she says.
                                            “I was a professional golfer and   simulator coming to Amber and
          “I incorporated some warm-up and   competed a lot, and at 44, I      plan to use that a lot, but our weekly
          cool down stretching exercises and   managed to win a hole-in-one title,   exercise classes are doing the
          then we use the 20-minute video in   which means you hit off on a par 3   trick and we're excited about more
          between,” Marjie tells us.        and get the ball in the hole straight   residents joining us as time goes on.”

          “We also use 1kg weights in the   away. I'm very proud of my hole-in-
          class, do sit ups and work on our   one trophy!” she says.
          balance and breathing exercises,   “I was a member of the Surfers
          and everyone is really enjoying it,   Paradise Golf Club for many years,
          so the classes have become a real   but still haven’t found a club up here,
          necessity for all of us.”         so I’ll stick to the fitness class.”

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