Ageing with attitude: Marching to a very different beat

The Sun City Poms, a group of high-kicking cheerleading retirees, should help inspire you to keep your ‘get fit’ resolutions on track, says Margaret Jennings.

If you need some inspiration to prevent your ‘keep fit’ new year resolution slipping downhill, then look no further than a group of high-kicking cheerleading retirees, called The Sun City Poms.

These amazing women, average age 70 — with the youngest 56 and the oldest 84 — can do acrobatic moves that would put many a younger person to shame, as a result of training hard regularly at their retirement community in Sun City, Arizona.