{"id":5146,"date":"2020-12-21T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westretch.ca\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:02:36","slug":"user-story-liette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westretch.ca\/blog\/user-story-liette\/","title":{"rendered":"Liette- The 70-Year-Old Stretcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

WeStretch is truly for everybody and every body.<\/h2>\n

In our search to discover who our \u201cprime\u201d users are, we have uncovered such a variety of people. From our first known user with cerebral palsy<\/a>, to grandmas who have never exercised, dads with a competitive streak, couch-potato 20 year-olds, to world class dancers- the range has been astounding! We want to share with you the story of Liette, a 70-year-old stretcher who is a grandma with a zest for life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liette, known as Mimi to her family, has never been an athlete. She is very petite but before she tried WeStretch, exercise was never a part of her life. She would go for groceries at 7 am on a Saturday morning and walk her grand-dog every so often, but that was the extent of her exercising.<\/p>\n

We sat Liette down one afternoon to hear her story and how she came to become one of our regular stretchers.<\/p>\n

Liette\u2019s story<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Liette and I\u2019m a 70-year-old stretcher. I started WeStretch about a year ago, just before Christmas and the reason I started using WeStretch was to get the joints going.<\/p>\n

It was getting harder to move and do everything else, so I started stretching and walking. Louie, my daughter’s dog, and I, still walk a lot, but not as much because it\u2019s getting cold out.<\/p>\n

When you start at 50, it\u2019s easy. At 60, it\u2019s still easy, but at 70, it\u2019s not as easy.<\/p>\n

I have good days and bad days.\u00a0I\u2019m not going to lie, it\u2019s sometimes a struggle, but I keep going, doing what I can.<\/p>\n

I do the stretch I need at the time, but I can do it more during the day. It\u2019s usually the neck, ankle, or shoulder, so I do just those stretches when I need it.<\/p>\n

On the days that aren\u2019t so good or I don\u2019t stretch much, I blame it on the weather, but overall it is what it is, right? I\u2019m not going to be 20 again, so\u2026 Overall, it\u2019s been good.<\/p>\n

Using WeStretch as a 70-Year-Old<\/h4>\n

I have vertigo, so it interferes with what stretches I can do, so I don\u2019t do about 5 or 6 stretches in the app.<\/p>\n

What Ada explains is very clear and easy to follow. I do what my body can do so if I want to do more during the day, I do it.<\/p>\n

When I started, I think I started at 4 or 5 minutes and I thought \u2018Oh my God,\u2019<\/em> but now I do 15. It\u2019s also just the time I have.<\/p>\n

15 minutes is good right now, but I could probably go up to 20. I like to do it in the morning, but now that my granddaughters don\u2019t have to be driven to school, I have a little more time because I\u2019m slow in the mornings.<\/p>\n

I wake up, have my cup of coffee, and then an hour later is when I stretch. Once I do it, I come over to Josee\u2019s house, I take Louie (below) and we go for a walk.<\/p>\n

Stretching as a 70-year-old<\/h3>\n

I would feel it in my body if I stopped stretching because I get used to it. It\u2019s a good habit and I would miss it.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, like last week, I think I forgot twice. During the week, I mark it on my fridge. I think, okay, December 11th\u00a0at that time, because sometimes I question if I did it or not.<\/p>\n

You know, at 70, your mind goes sometimes! I mark it down, so if I get busy doing one thing or another, I won\u2019t forget. It makes me mad if I forget because then I go back to one and I break my streak!<\/p>\n

One time, I think my streak went up close to 70 and then I forgot. The next day, back to square one, but that\u2019s okay. It\u2019s not something I do for the points, but rather something I do for myself.<\/p>\n

For some people, the points are an incentive but not for me. I see it as if the ankle doesn\u2019t want to work, we’re going to work on that ankle.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it and that\u2019s all. Otherwise, it wouldn\u2019t be easy to walk or bend properly.<\/p>\n

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