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Ginnie Hall retired a year-and-a-half ago from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, where she spent five years in analytics and process improvement. She has been married for 45 years to her husband Cliff, 75. She hikes daily, and shares her passion for fitness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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People aged 65 and older spend over four hours a day, on average, watching TV according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Ginnie Hall is not one of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 67-year-old doesn\u2019t sit much. She\u2019d rather use the TV in her \u201cgirl cave\u201d to stream fitness classes like Yoga Pilates Fusion, Cardio Mix, and Total Body Strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This former marathon runner is in it for the long haul. \u201cSince I was 19, I\u2019ve always had the target of living to be 107,\u201d Ginnie shares via Zoom. \u201cSo I have 40 more good years!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that she\u2019s retired, Ginnie has even more time to do what she loves \u2013 and that\u2019s staying fit. Her exercise regimen includes a steady diet of walking, running 5Ks, and taking live online classes through SilverSneakers. SilverSneakers is a Benefit Extra that\u2019s available to all Blue Medicare Advantage members.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t emphasize enough the quality of the SilverSneakers\u00ae instructors. They are professional and know how to teach to all different levels of ability and fitness. You can do low impact or high impact. You can use a 20-pound or a 10-pound weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t do a plank, you can use the wall or chair. The instructor always gives you options,\u201d Ginnie explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she\u2019s not working out on the home turf of her \u201cgirl cave,\u201d Ginnie is a regular at Genesis Health Club in Ward Parkway Center, a participating SilversSneakers location. \u201cThey have great equipment and a pool. And it doesn\u2019t cost anything. So, I mean, who wouldn\u2019t take advantage of that?\u201d Ginnie says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ginnie recognizes that mental fitness is important, too. \u201cI try and learn something new every day,\u201d she says. Ginnie majored in Spanish in college and is now taking Spanish classes to regain her fluency. She hopes to one day volunteer as a translator at a school or in a medical setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the world looks at Ginnie, it doesn\u2019t see a 67-year-old. It sees a bubbly, optimistic, energetic fountain of youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel healthier now than when I was in my 40s. I wanted to run my first marathon before I turned 50 (she has completed seven marathons), which I did. And then I got hooked,\u201d Ginnie says. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5022,"template":"","engage_categories":[],"class_list":["post-5021","engage","type-engage","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSpring 2022 - What's Her Secret? A Healthy Mindset and a Benefit Extra Called SilverSneakers\u00ae - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spring 2022 - What's Her Secret? 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