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Nanaimo man maintains strict regimen at age 81
George Stenning works out Friday at the Nanaimo Athletic Club.
[AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
Exercise remains an important focus
I “You can exercise all you want, but you have to do all three; you have to exercise, do your diet and get your rest. When you’re young you tend to burn the candle at both ends. ” George Stenning, fit at 81
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f you looked at his weekly workout routine, you would never guess George Stenning is 81 years old. Squats, chinups, bench-presses, single-arm rows, deadlifts, cable-core press and farmer’s walk. That is just the first day of a six-week program and it doesn’t include the added yoga, swimming, hiking, cycling and running. Stenning spends anywhere from 12 to 20 hours per week in the gym. Born in southern England, Stenning moved to the United States and then to Canada in the 1950s. He retired just before turning 60, having spent years working as a lifeguard, plumber and general labourer for construction projects. He moved to Nanaimo shortly after he retired. Stenning came from an era of hard work and possesses a ‘can-do’ attitude. Growing up he would cycle to work, he would
cycle to school and then cycle phies, ribbons and medals line to the gym. He was responsible the room. Hanging on the wall is for a paper route and Saturday a certificate Stenning received mornings he delivered groceries for pulling a drowning boy out by bicycle. In the afterof a lake when he was noons he would deliver 11 years old. That was spirits and wine. 70 years ago. More than 60 years It’s clear that exercise later, he remains as is a significant part of active now as he was his life. He was even then. Through the years doing light exercise the he has participated in day after recent heart-redozens of triathlons. lated surgery. Stenning entered his Tuesday morning he first bodybuilding comhad a catheter insertpetition when he was 68. Aaron ed into a vessel of his Hinks At first glance, his heart. Wednesday morReporting quaint Departure Bay ning he was walking home appears typical of the treadmill at the a retired person. Nanaimo Athletic Club. But around the corner, About 10 years ago Stennext to the kitchen, are stairs ning had a heart attack without that bring you to a different even knowing it. realm. As soon as you’re downHe felt chilly and a tightness stairs you’re greeted by a yoga in his chest after swimming and swing, which is right in front of cycling. His wife encouraged Stenning’s exercise room. him to go to the doctor and with The room doubles as his trophy blood tests they determined he room. Dozens and dozens of trosuffered a mild heart attack.
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“I was cycling, rowing, swimming all sorts of stuff but I was drinking, I was drinking every night and I wasn’t watching my diet,” Stenning said. “You can exercise all you want, but you have to do all three, you have to exercise, do your diet and get your rest. “When you’re young you tend to burn the candle at both ends, you stay out partying and drinking and get away with it.” Stenning is now focused on a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. Eggs are his most-consumed food; he eats anywhere from two to four per day. “I went to the doctors and now the pipes are all clear,” said Stenning.
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