In Yingkou, Liaoning Province, there is a group of roller skating enthusiasts with an average age of 65, they are roller skating, chasing the wind, they are full of gray hair but lively, with speed and passion to show the year of flower armor year skating.
The wind whistles in your ears, and your heart is alone. Before 7 a.m., on a secluded landscape road on the bank of the Daliao River, a group of roller skaters were practicing in the morning against the rising sun.
Mao Gui, who has a slippery collar, reminds the team members to pay attention to safety from time to time. As a professional member in the amateur group, Mao Gui, 55 years old this year, is an enthusiast of roller skating, has participated in many domestic competitions, and once won the fourth place in the 2018 Harbin Marathon Group D roller skating.
Roller skating enthusiast Mao Gui: I'm not very professional, it's all hobbies, I share his experience, brother, your movement needs to be improved, you experiment, the next day he said this is really good.
Roller skating skills are strong, and everyone learns from each other and improves quickly. Between practice breaks, the players counted the highlights of the past, and a certificate and a medal were the driving force for their perseverance.
Liu Zhiguo, president of Yingkou Ice Wheel Association in Liaoning Province: The most important thing is hobbies, no hobbies, no motivation, we are not a professional team, we all use this to exercise.
Hobbies are the best teachers, in the team of roller skating enthusiasts in Yingkou, Liaoning, the oldest is 80 years old, the youngest is 55 years old, most of them are halfway out of the house, retired to start learning roller skating. Without a foundation, it is common to fall and stumble.
The elderly themselves do not take it seriously, but the children are a little worried. Zhang Houxue, 77 years old this year, when he first started roller skating a few years ago, his child was very opposed, so he put his roller skates in his backpack and secretly came out to learn.
Roller skating enthusiast Zhang Houxue: Life lies in sports, and I may get sick as soon as I stay. Pay attention to yourself, and when you are tired, you will not slip. The children saw that I was not so opposed to me and asked me to pay attention to safety.
With the support of children, Zhang Houxue's roller skating is playing more and more slippery, and he is full of vitality all day long.
Roller skating enthusiast Zhang Houxue: Keep skating, let's say skate, I also want to buy a new skate blade, I strive to skate until I am 85 years old.
Roller skating enthusiast Sun Guotai: Tired of skiing, everyone take a break, nagging, after a long time will feel energetic, as long as you pay attention to safety, bring protective gear, skating friends, friends play!
With their heads up, chest straight, upper bodies leaning forward, and knees bent, the team is a beautiful scenery wherever they slide. In Liaohe Square in Yingkou City, you will often see an old lady in a wheelchair watching the team members practice, she is the wife of roller skating enthusiast Zhang Weiguo and his die-hard fan.
Roller skating enthusiast Zhang Weiguo: When I come out to learn, I will take her out. She has a cerebral thrombosis caused by high blood pressure. Carry it to her from the second floor, and then carry it to her when you're done, once a day. Leave when you get to the point, and if you don't go, she will be in a hurry.
Zhang Weiguo told reporters that his wife is his motivation to learn roller skating, and only when he exercises well can he have the energy to take care of his wife and push her to more places to see more beautiful scenery.
Winter skating, other seasons of roller skating, today, the "chasing the wind group" is still growing, the team members with decades of persistent persistence, carefully care for this love in their hearts, with actions to prove that the life of the elderly can also be very exciting.
Editor's note: Slide out the most beautiful sunset red
Roller skating, skating out of the spirit of the elderly, skating out of the most beautiful sunset red, this group of elderly people with an average age of 65 years old, skated out of the flower armor year. May the elderly all over the world find a suitable way to exercise and enjoy a wonderful and healthy old age.
Source: CCTV