Carol's Catch-Up: August 2025

I'm exploring the far north!

By the time you read this, I’ll be in far north Queensland, heading for Cape York. My husband has been travelling north in the van for three weeks, and I’m meeting him in Cairns. From there, we’ll begin our four-week trek up all the dirt roads to the top. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and now I’m finally doing it.
We plan on doing plenty of hiking in the national parks, and I dare say we’ll sneak in some swimming—hopefully far away from those big, hungry crocs! This will be our longest trip so far, so it’ll be interesting to see how all our planning has paid off. We managed to fit 50 meals into our van freezer—quite the effort! Some meals are cooked already, and some we will throw on our gas stove to cook up on the day.

We’re hoping to take a helicopter flight from Loyalty Beach, which I’m really looking forward to, not only for the spectacular scenery but also because the helicopters don’t have doors. I’ve done doorless flights a few times before, and they’re the best—you feel as if you’re right down there with whatever you’re watching
Carol's Catch Up for older adults and seniors - enjoying the sunshine
By the time I return, it will be school holidays again and time for the AFL preliminary finals. It’s been an interesting football season this year, and looks like it could be the most even finals series we’ve seen for some time. I’m looking forward to a couple of close games to finish off the year. It’s always easier to watch them when it’s not your team involved, and my team (Essendon!) definitely won’t be involved this year!

I enjoyed teaching a number of Zoom classes as a part of the Northern Territory Seniors Festival this month, and we’re planning for a huge month of Seniors Festivals in October, when Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania all celebrate at the same time. I’m looking forward to meeting lots of new people and helping them lead healthier, more active lives for as long as possible. Keep an eye out for when we open registrations.

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Over the last few months, Trudi and I have been extremely busy with the business in many different areas. We held our first Thrive Conference for instructors in July and were overwhelmed by the feedback from delegates. We covered a wide range of topics, and I learned many new things about chair yoga, pelvic floor health, protecting your vocal chords, and post-cancer recovery. I enjoyed passing this on to my participants in class too.

If you missed the big TV debut of Third Age Fitness on Over 50 So What!, you can catch up on that below right now. It was quite exciting to see myself on the big screen! Trudi and I are passionate about promoting exercise for older adults wherever we can, so please get in touch if you have an opportunity for us to connect with the older adults in your area.

Until next time, keep up the active movement.


Yours in fitness,
Carol

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