For an old man, the old age of retirement is a form of exercise.

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For an old man, the old age of retirement is a form of exercise.

More and more people continue to work, over 65. Nearly a third of americans aged 65 to 70 are working, while about 7 percent of those over 75 are still working. At work late in the day, a series of morning editions, NPR’s old folks who are still in the workforce.

Retirement was it once, even when it was.

Since the late 1970s, the proportion of americans over the age of 65 has doubled. Sometimes these people are working because they need money. But more and more people are staying at work later in life because they live longer and stay healthy for longer.

For 73-year-old fitness coach John David, work means exercise. His job is to help old people stay healthy and healthy.

In New York City’s 92nd street Y last hour, he led more than 30 people to stretch and bend each part of the body. David demonstrated every action for his class. If he teaches two classes a day, he will exercise twice.

He looked forward to it. He’s tall and full of energy, just like you’re comparing an athlete with a gym for decades.

John David, now 73, is giving lessons to seniors in New York City. His daily life passes through every muscle, including the muscles on his face.

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In his class, students will play music in time, sometimes standing on one leg, and extending the other to the front, back and sides. Some people insist on sitting behind the chair. Some people don’t. It looks like a free form of fool, no circle. Everyone is smiling.

“It turns out that this is a real call, and that’s what I’m good at, and you can see people responding, so it’s good,” David said.

This is not always his call. He once lived in Los Angeles and worked on television. He also spent a lot of time at the gym, and he noticed people there.

“If you are beautiful, if you are handsome and healthy, you will get a lot of help from trainers – a lot of help. If you look funny or overweight or clumsy, or gray, not a lot, “says David. “I think those who need it don’t get it.”

So in the mid-1950s, David decided to become a certified trainer – he wanted to get out of the TV anyway. He tried to find work at his gym.

“They say, ‘we’re not hiring now. ‘then, two or three days later, they hired a man, but they were young,’ he said.

As a result, David began working as a volunteer in a retirement community until he became a paid worker. When he moved to New York 15 years ago, he had a resume. He now teaches at several community centers in Manhattan and has several private clients. It’s not a full-time job, and he doesn’t make a lot of money, but he likes to be able to provide the elderly with what they need from a fitness routine.

Overview: more and more americans are working in the past retirement age.

Work late: the old are at work.

Overview: more and more americans are working in the past retirement age.

 

“I have gained experience from my own experience, what you need at my age… It’s completely different from what you need when you’re 35, and you’re thinking about your beach body and sexual ability, and so on, “he said.

For people aged 70, 80 and 90, exercise is more critical, he said. “Can I live my life? May I leave the chair? Can I walk to the store? Can I be the person I want to be?

It was a real call. It turns out that’s what I’m good at, you can see people responding, so it’s good.

John David, a 73-year-old fitness instructor.

His routine checks through each muscle group, including the face and eye muscles.

“Everything has to work… Every body part, especially your eyes, “he said. “Then move your neck. When you’re out on the street, you have to turn around. You want to see the pizza delivery man. You want to see the cab.

David’s students know they are being taught.

The 93-year-old has been in David’s class for about a year. “I like the fact that he’s getting older and older, and he knows what’s going to hurt him,” she said.

They know that exercise can help them stick to their gains and prevent bad things from getting worse – whether it’s improving endurance, preventing osteoporosis or keeping a sharp mind.

As long as he is strong enough, David will continue to teach him lessons.

“I don’t know how long it will work, but I’ll do it as long as I can – as long as I think I’m effective and effective,” he said.

Do you have a story that you can share with people who are staying at work outside of the traditional retirement age? Please tell us more in the comments section below.

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