Roodepoort’s Thandi Zililo has No Intentions of Slowing Down
Florida resident Thandi Zililo has taken matters into her own hands and has remained active, keeping old age at bay.
Florida resident, Thandi Zililo, has taken matters into her own hands and has remained active, keeping old age at bay.
The community-involved grandmother has pried open her scope on the world and has chosen to learn and get involved in and around her community as she prepares herself for retirement. Having just completed her 250th park run with the
Roodepoort Parkrun and recently received her certificate for the Computer Literacy for Communities (CLIC) through Unisa, Thandi has no intention of slowing down any time soon.
Thandi shares her health experience and what drove her to keep fit:
“What led me into running was that we should keep active and as an old person, we have aches and pains in our bodies. To get rid of these pains, you have to exercise and lose weight so that sicknesses that are associated with old people like high blood pressure and diabetes can be minimised or brought to a halt. So that encouraged me into going to a parkrun.”
“I went there as a walker, not a runner. Then I walked and walked, and one day I decided to run for about 50m and I saw that I could. That encouraged me, and visits from people like Bruce Fordyce pushed me do more, because I knew I was capable. Through that, my walking changed to running and now I can run the full 5km race without stopping. I have graduated to 10km races and did my first 21km race this year.
I am proud of myself and I hope that the best is yet to come” said Thandi.
Thandi went on to tell us why she signed up for the CLIC programme – “I came to the programme because I was having problems organising my files. They were all over my monitor, so I had to learn how to put them in the correct spaces and folders inside files, and because I am a granny and due to retire in two years, I just thought this is a good way of starting preparation for my retirement. This way, when I’m all by myself at home, I should know what to do with my laptop.”
Thandi said she feels much better and more confident about using the computer now.
“It has boosted me a lot and now I can say I am confident in operating a computer. Sometimes you are embarrassed to ask the kids for help. I was made to understand that I can touch the computer without it confusing me. That boosted me a lot, along with the exercises and practicals we received.”
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