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Come as you are Just look at Jan Johnson — this month’s Minnesota Good Age Cover Star! See how she positively glows?
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This is what health and fitness can look like at age 61. Johnson, a fitness guru and yoga
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She’s also inspiring to me — and a very worthy
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That’s why I say ‘come as you are’ in yoga. The
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25-year-old might be exercising for the first time and the 70-year-old is probably a triathlete.” Though I’ve dabbled in organized sports and other fitness endeavors for most of my life, I’m no star athlete. My current attempt to learn a new sport (somewhat later in life ) — tennis! — isn’t moving as quickly as I’d like. In fact, at times, it’s been downright humiliating and discouraging (despite how ridiculously fun it can be as a workout). But I’m determined to move my body in a way that’s engaging and exciting. And hearing Johnson say, essentially, that we all start somewhere, is comforting indeed: “We are always just one breath away from a handstand and one breath away
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from resting pose,” is her mantra. Johnson’s wisdom comes from a variety of life experiences. She’s also a wife, a mother of two and a philanthropist, well-versed in the arts of kindness and caring. Check out Johnson’s life story — so far — in this issue. It’s the first of many profiles we’ll be publishing in 2016, featuring fascinating Minnesotans. Do you know a remarkable Minnesotan, age 50 and older, who would make a good personality profile? Write me at editor@mngoodage.com with the full details and I’ll consider his or her story for a future piece. Happy new year!
Sarah Dorison, Editor