Leading by

Example

A 60-something trainer proves that age isn’t a factor when it comes to

fulfilling your dreams BY RACHEL DEBLING

tents of the letter, however, left the 69-year- old trainer howling with laughter. "It was a prescription from her doctor," she

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recalls. "It said only one thing: ‘Get a personal trainer, use as directed, minimum one year.’" While many sexagenarians spend their

golden years quilting, baking or tanning themselves to a crisp in sunny Florida, Levitt has taken the road less travelled. As the founder of Toronto-based 50+ fitness, Levitt

hen one of Edna Levitt's elderly clients sheepishly handed her a neatly folded note, Levitt wasn't sure what to expect. The con-

has all the energy and tenacity of a trainer forty years her junior. Catering to the 50- and-older crowd, as her business name sug- gests, Levitt nurtures her senior clients phys- ically, socially and mentally, enabling them to live fuller, longer lives. A few years after moving to Canada from

Scotland, her son suggested that she give exercise a go. So at age 50, Levitt heeded his advice. She was thrilled when working out brought her from being a self-proclaimed “slob” to someone whose toned arms today receive accolades from complete strangers. A few years later, a friend suggested that she

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PHOTOS: JEN ARRON

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