Active Southern West Virginia would like to introduce you to the December Participant of the month, Mava Whitlock. Mava participates in Active SWV’s yoga classes with Community Captain Lori Keller. Mava is 82 years young and has been doing yoga two days a week for the last 12 years. Mava says “You are never too old to do a little bit of yoga.” We asked Mava what motivated her to start doing yoga and what keeps here going back she said “it gets boring trying to do stuff alone, getting together with people helps you keep going, it’s like a support group, and she has also made some dear friendships. Mava also said when asked why being physically active was important to her, “when you start aging you tend to lose muscle mass, keeping physically active helps maintain and slow down this loss.” We asked Mava what advice she had for others who would want to start being physically active and she said, “inquire about what is available, make a connection, and just get yourself out there.”
