介绍:
Yue Jingxia, an 82-year-old woman in Hefei, Anhui Province, has amazed Chinese netizens with her basketball skills and sports spirit.
Yue plays basketball for 20 minutes everyday to keep fit and has created a set of yoga fitness routines for the elderly. Photos and videos of her playing basketball went viral on social media recently, earning her the nickname of “Basketball Grandma”. Her spirit has inspired many Chinese netizens. Sports have long been a big part of her life, and she wants to recommend her positive lifestyle to others.
Yue fell in love with basketball when she was just a primary school student. “Playing basketball keeps me in good health and helps me develop a positive mental attitude,” Yue said, recalling her training career.
Apart from basketball, she’s also good at yoga, which she started to learn around the year 2000 after her husband passed away. Yue joined Hefei middle-aged women’s basketball team in 2013 and became their oldest player. During the 2013 Global Chinese Basketball Invitational, Yue wore a red jersey and played the entire game. She brought the house down with her adept skills and unyielding spirit.
To maintain her physical agility, she now does yoga every morning and keeps up her exercise routine even on rainy days. Sports have been her key to remain healthy and happy, which she hopes will inspire young people to do more exercise and maintain a positive lifestyle.
