How Catherine Connolly's fitness sets the standard for us to follow to age well

At 68, president-elect Catherine Connolly is showing us how to age well. During her campaign, she impressed with her sharp keepy-uppy skills, shooting basketball hoops, and cycling around her native Galway city

There’s no reason why age should be a barrier to learning a new sport or form of exercise. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

As Catherine Connolly prepares to start her seven-year presidential term, her physical stamina has already been well and truly tested on the campaign trail.

Connolly wielded a hurley and sliotar in Tipperary, took part in an aerobics class in Naas, Co Kildare, and played basketball with children on Ballybough Rd, Dublin.