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Let's get physical: Singapore's seniors turn to parkour

In a corner of suburban Singapore, Betty Boon vaults a guardrail, crawls underneath a slide, executes forward shoulder rolls and scales a steep slope, finishing the course to applause. This is "geriatric parkour", where around 20 retirees learned to tackle a series of relatively demanding exercises, building their agility and enjoying a sense of camaraderie.

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00:00It's like I found a spot that suits me very well because when I was a child I
00:07like to jump around I like to play in the playground my mom used to ask me to
00:12buy like shallots ginger but I take a long time to go home because I play in
00:17the playground so yeah she wouldn't always challenge us to do difficult
00:29movements so that's how I got the can-do spirit
00:50after parkour you feel like you come alive again yeah though you're tired but you
00:57are like woo I'm rejuvenated I am refreshed I am a renewed person so it really makes me happy
01:31I think I'll also take over here
01:34It's a nice angle but the tree is blocking
02:06haha
02:08Here is a lovely restaurant hashtag in the restaurant!
02:12I am not sure how to feed the food made.
02:20It is so gross.
02:23I am not sure how it is.
02:23I am not sure how to feed my food.
02:27You can see the food.
02:28This is a restaurant called Bacchus, which is called Bacchus, which is a restaurant.
03:14What's your role?
03:28What's your role?
03:58What's your role?
04:05What's your role?
04:20What's your role?
04:22What's your role?
04:29What's your role?
04:35I think it's like you're in your hands, right?
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