Weightlifting Seniors Highlight Sport's Benefits for Maintaining Health

A weightlifting competition for seniors in Taipei is highlighting the health benefits of the sport for Taiwan's aging population.

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00:0090-year-old Zhengchen Jinmei is on a mission to prove that weightlifting is not just a

00:09young person's game.

00:14She's deadlifting 35 kilograms at a competition for people aged 70 and above.

00:21Then she ups the weight and lifts 40 kilograms like it's nothing.

00:34Zhengchen started lifting weights in 2023 after a car accident injury left her idle

00:41and on bed rest.

00:55Zhengchen's family asked her to start weight training to maintain her health.

01:00And it worked.

01:18At the competition, Zhengchen's big moment comes when she deadlifts 45 kilograms.

01:27Organizers put on this weightlifting competition to help raise awareness about seniors' health.

01:34Taiwan is set to become a super-aged society in 2025, meaning a fifth of the population

01:40will be over 65 years old by then.

01:43Promoting healthy habits among Taiwan's growing senior population is now an important part

01:48of the country's health objectives.

02:09Zhengchen Jinmei has gone against all odds at 90 years old, proving that advanced age

02:15doesn't have to mean losing your strength.

02:18With an iron will, pumping iron is still very much anyone's game.

02:23Dalvin Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.