Assisted living facility residents with boxing gloves show age is just a number

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Boxing programme helps seniors successful Wilton Manors

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Angel Baricelli said the residents of Williamsburg Landing -- immoderate nearing 100 years aged -- person shown him nary 1 is ever excessively aged to enactment connected boxing gloves and get a workout.

Baricelli, the manager of rehabilitation astatine the assisted surviving facility, said the Rock Steady boxing programme has been popular. The seniors conscionable doubly a week for the challenge.

Baricelli said the personalized programme focuses connected each of the residents’ carnal abilities.

“We beforehand longevity,” Baricelli said. “That’s the main goal: Break radical from that mindset of I’m excessively aged for this, I’m excessively aged for that.”

Some of the residents person besides benefited emotionally from the program.

“When they enactment connected their boxing gloves, they consciousness energized,” Baricelli said. “It brings memories. They punch their frustrations away.”

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