Oldest female American Ninja Warrior competitor on how she's still getting stronger at 73
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'At 73, I'm stronger than I've ever been,' she says from her home in Southport, in the US state of North Carolina. 'And those everyday wins – those are the moments I know it's working.'
American actress and dancer MacColl is the oldest woman ever to compete on the long-running US sports entertainment reality show American Ninja Warrior and the oldest person to ever complete an obstacle on the show.
On Instagram (@ginnymaccoll), she posts videos of herself doing push-ups, pull-ups, swimming laps and navigating obstacle courses that would challenge someone half her age. Her warm, relatable nature has endeared her to more than 137,000 followers.
'I want women to see what I didn't know for so long,' she says. 'We're not too old. We can build muscle. We can be strong.'
MacColl even 'hangs out' on monkey bars installed in the kitchen while preparing cups of tea. Hanging is good for your health, and grip strength is a biomarker of longevity, MacColl writes on Instagram. Photo: Instagram/ginnymaccoll
Although she has been active most of her life, she did not enter a gym, or do a pull-up, until she turned 63.
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