IF A 92-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS …

Susie Crumley, 92 years young: "I have better balance. Before I came here, it was hard for me to drive the car, I couldn’t see anything coming from the other way. And now, I have no problem.”

IT’S NOT JUST A COMMITMENT TO EXERCISE; IT’S SUSIE CRUMLEY’S COMMITMENT TO “LIVING” LIFE ON HER OWN TERMS, A FEELING HER COHORTS SHARE.

“We’re going to begin with our head and neck exercises. To the right, two, three…”

Georgia Davis, 89 years young: “I really like the exercise, but I like to be with the people. It’s great. I have learned that you can keep yourself going by taking these things. “

WHEN THE REV. JOYCE CRAVENS JOINED THEM A YEAR AGO, SHE THOUGHT THE CLASS WOULD BE A CAKEWALK - BEING ONLY 50-SOMETHING HERSELF.

The Rev. Joyce Cravens: “I got in there, and it’s a killer class. We use weights on the ankles and on the hands and the exercises that they do are really beneficial, and they don’t let up.”

FEEL THE BURN. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU’D HEAR IN AN EXERCISE VIDEO. AND, SURE ENOUGH … THEY’RE MAKING ONE - FOR CHURCHWIDE DISTRIBUTION, AND BEYOND, PERHAPS.

The Rev. Joyce Cravens: “They can do the exercise there at home, they can see their friends and hear the laughter and feel a part of what’s going on.”

Sammie Perry: “The reason we do this exercise is so that when we get older, we’ll be able to get up out of our chairs easily. “