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Participants in the twice weekly Legends class at Snap Fitness in Greenville get direction from Ryan Olsen, personal trainer with 3Five Training, about their next exercise moves Thursday morning. Emilee Nielsen/Daily News

Something legendary is happening at Snap Fitness in Greenville on Monday and Thursday mornings.

Ryan Olsen, who founded 3Five Training and works out of Snap Fitness, leads a small group of women who are dedicated to maintaining their mobility and building strength in their golden years.

Participants in the class, all of whom currently are 62 or older, use low impact exercises like wall push-ups and air squats, in combination with cardio-like walking and riding Airdyne bikes to build their strength and endurance.

The Legends class, as its called, began a year ago with Ryans mom, Sherry Olsen, and her friend, Evelyn Mosier, both Greenville residents. Mosier was told by her doctor that she should think about becoming more active.

As we age, you eat less and you still gain weight. She (her doctor) said I should start exercising, Mosier said.

Mosier said she wanted to find a fitness plan that would work for her body as shes had a broken heel bone and has had to have cortisone injections in her knees. Thats when Sherry suggested Mosier talk to Ryan.

Sherry Olsen, left, and Evelyn Mosier walk holding weighted exercise balls to increase resistance. They are part of the twice weekly Legends class at Snap Fitness.

She takes me down to see Ryan and Ryan says, We can do that a couple days a week, and I looked at Sherry and said, Are you going to be able to make it? Mosier said with a laugh. She kind of got roped into it.

Mosier said her doctor told her that after 40 years of age, our bodies tend to lose strength and muscle mass. Regular exercise is the best way to combat the loss.

We start with just foundational movements, Ryan said. I dont make them overhead squat, I dont make them snatch I dont make them get down on the ground and get back up. I try to have them do things that they can use every day.

Ryan said the class has been a great opportunity for the participants to exercise, but its also been an opportunity for socialization.

Theyre close-knit. Everybody knows whats going on in each others lives. Its a very nice community that we build, he said. And its not just with The Legends, its with all my classes. Were like a big family. You suffer together, you tend to be closer. Single victories are more of a group victory.

Though Sherry did get roped into it at first, she said shes enjoyed being in the class and becoming more active.

Just being healthythats the main focus. And you feel good, Sherry said.

Mosier said shes had a lot of changes in her mobility over the past year and that her blood pressure also has improved since she began working out.

I dont take any medicine and I have never had high blood pressure, but usually its in the 120s or 130s, but its been down to 111, Mosier said.

Mosier said the training shes been doing has also been beneficial in other ways. She said her mother recently broke her hip and that Mosier was able to help her get around in ways she might not have been able to had she not been exercising.

Sherry, too, has had challenges that The Legends class has helped. She had knee surgery and she said being in the Legends class has helped to regain mobility.

Charlotte Lothian, another participant in the class, said shes enjoyed being more active and that she would even like to Skype call in to the class when shes away from home.

Its just been fun to be able to add some things you can continue to do on your own, Lothian said.

If you are interested in more information on The Legends class, call Snap at (616) 828-5997 or email threefivetraining@yahoo.com. Ryan also encourages folks to just show up on Mondays or Thursdays at 8 a.m. Your first class is free.

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50 Plus: Local gym hosts Legends fitness class - Greenville Daily News

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