George, 83, goes to the doctor
Over a year has passed since we met George Tjelios-Nicholas, the 83-year-old ski instructor at Whistler Blackcomb. Busy biking, paddle...
Gwen is back on track!
More than 320 seniors showed up at Garry Point Park in Richmond, BC, last Sunday for the second edition of the annual Forever Young 8K....
Marcel & George skiing in Whistler
George Tjelios-Nicholas, 82, and Marcel Richoz, 73, are ski instructors at Whistler Blackcomb. Last Wednesday, they decided to take the...
Meet 82-year-old ski instructor George Tjelios-Nicholas
Last week, Chris Wheeler and I joined 82-year-old George and four ladies for a ski lesson at the base of Blackcomb in Whistler. The...
The Fit Generation at UBC
Elton Hubner and Michelle Lee were invited to talk yesterday at the University of British Columbia (UBC) about The Fit Generation. After...
Filming the Forever Young 8K
Last weekend we were out in Richmond for another shooting session for The Fit Generation. With an improvised tricycle, we wanted to...
Meet Gwen McFarlan, the 81-year-old world record marathon runner
We met Gwen McFarlan on July 1st, when around 30 members of the Forever Young Running Club in Richmond met to go for a run and to...
Meet Barrie Chapman, the 76-year-old fitness instructor from West Vancouver
When we started writing the project overview for The Fit Generation, Barrie Chapman was one of the first people we wanted to meet. Barrie...
Meet Lawrence Huzar, the 79-year-old Jack of all trades
“I’ve never been sick in my life. I don’t even have a doctor.” These were the first words that Lawrence told me before introducing...
Meet Ava Stone, the 71-year-old yoga instructor from Port Moody
I confess that I was not a big fan of yoga when I heard about the yoga classes run by a “super funny old lady” in Port Moody, British...
