A 92-year-old grandmother does 200 push-ups every day and 100 upper-body exercises, what is her health secret?
Jun 11, 2025
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According to Chinese media Zhanghua TV and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Li (92) living in Zhanghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan Province, China, drew attention for sharing her secret to longevity at the Yao Health Festival.
Mrs. Li says "My push-up posture may not be accurate, but I always practice 200 times every day." he said.
She said frequent rain made it a habit to exercise at home due to inconvenient outdoor activities.
In doing so, she did 100 sit-ups and 200 push-ups lightly in front of people. He also showed how to turn the hula hoop skillfully.
Mrs. Lee said that taking a foot bath with warm water every night also helped her maintain her health.
"In the past, I had frequent cramps in my legs, but since I started taking foot baths, that hasn't happenedThe grandmother added "Even hair that had become gray a long time ago has recently begun to turn black gradually."
After graduating from university in Changsha, Hunan Province, in 1959, she worked as a kindergarten teacher for decades, saying, `I like the exercise that children do.'
There was a great deal of admiration for her health online.
Netizens are saying, `I can't believe it! Young man, I can't do 10 push-ups at a time. "Even when I was 29 years old, I couldn't do that", "My grandmother is healthy, so my children will be happy."
Currently, of China's 1.4 billion population, 300 million people are over 60 years old, and health care for the elderly is emerging as a social concern.
Recently, a Shanghai man in his 70s nicknamed 「Modern Grandpa」 made headlines by practicing jump rope, push-ups, and yoga at home every day and maintaining a healthy body like in his 40s. Three years ago, a 78-year-old grandmother doing push-ups in a hospital hallway received great attention on the Internet. She explained that she exercises to stay healthy so that she can take care of her sick husband.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
