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| Photo from The Toronto Star |
Sports are a great way to stay active. They are beneficial for your health both
physically and mentally. It’s a time where
you can relieve stress from a hard day’s work, or just go out and have
fun. It’s a social environment filled
with like-minded people to connect with.
You may be sitting there reading this thinking, “What’s your
point?” or, “Yes, it was great when I was younger, but how does that apply to
me now?” Well, I’m here to answer that
for you.
The Hot Docs festival in Toronto has recently brought in an
abundance of new movies to showcase, one of which is Ping Pong – “a documentary about competitive players aged 80-plus
battling it out on the international table tennis circuit,” writes The Toronto
Star.
It’s true. I’m not
making this up. This inspiring movie follows
the journey of eight different players, as they prepare for the World over 80s
Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.
Hartford, the movie director, told the Star, “One of the things I’ve learned over the
last three years spending time with them is they don’t think of themselves as
old,” he said. “Their age doesn’t come into play with how they define
themselves. It’s about attitude.”
And it is. So, shine your shoes, blow the dust
off the table (if you have one), grab a paddle and start practicing! There is a world of opportunity out there,
for any age; it’s all about finding what’s right for you.
Click below to watch a preview of the inspiring documentary: Ping Pong
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