At first sight, it resembles any other inner-city gym. Members clad in bright sportswear are working up a sweat at a string of exercise machines beneath neon lights as a blaring soundtrack plays the rousing anthem, "We will rock you".
But there is one crucial difference: instructors at the Japanese gym are the only people below retirement age - and most of those working out are well into their eighties.
Yoshiko Kitazato, a sprightly 87-year-old who visits twice a week to keep in shape, sat down for a break. "I love coming here," she said. "It's a wonderful way of meeting people, it's very sociable, and I enjoy being able to stretch my legs." (telegraph.co.uk)
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