Thanks to Sky+ we watched this show which was shown on BBC3 last week. It took 4 fast food loving lazy young Brits and made them live for a week in Sun City California, a community for the over 55s where everyone is superfit. There was even a 103 year old who regularly worked at at the gym. The Brits tried her workout and found it hard. "I find it very easy", she laughed.
The two boys and two girls thought they were just going to try a fitter lifestyle. They gave up take aways for vegetables (well, almost all of them).Then they were told at the end of the week they would have to compete against 4 super fit geriatrics at four events. The lads chucked themselves into it. They had too. They were staying with an ex New York cop who proudly flashed his gun as encouragement. The girls were not so keen. One refused to do the bike ride, and whined when trying kayaking - just because she was in alligator infested waters. Bloody women, letting the side down.
When the time for the quadrathlon came, although I wanted the Brit boys to do well, I secretly was rooting for the oldies. The lads however gave their all, and won a 2 mile run (probably at a pace slower than mine) and a 1 mile cycle sprint. The girls put in a good effort for kayaking and swimming, but couldn't keep up with their older counterparts. That left it at 2-2, so they had a tie-break - a 1 length swim of the pool. Up stepped one of the lads, and thrashed his way through the water to victory. The Brits had beaten the pensioners, but only just.
Very entertaining, and a good reminder that being old doesn't mean you don't have to be fit. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. I wonder if I'll still be running when I'm 70?
