Remember TV icon Mr Motivator? He's never stopped motivating and is back with a fitness class near Lancashire
Derrick Evans, better known as TV’s Mr Motivator, is starting new fitness classes with two free taster sessions.
TV icon and fitness favourite Mr Motivator is heading showing that age doesn’t matter as the 73-year-old starts a new fitness class near Lancashire - with two free taster sessions designed for different ages and abilities.
Derrick Evans, who has lived locally for several years, is launching the classes at Leigh Masonic Hall on Ellesmere Street on Wednesday, September 30.
The first session starts at 11am and is aimed more at older residents. It will be an inclusive chair-based exercise class for everyone.
A second session follows at 6.15pm and is a higher-energy class, while still low-impact.
Now 73, Derrick says his approach to fitness is about keeping people moving and helping them look after their health as they get older.
He said: “Leigh is kind of area that needs lots of development.
“It needs lots of what I have to offer, which is basically trying to get everybody in the community to start taking responsibility for their health, and if they came along here, we're going to do the classes, which ensures that they move their body.
“As they get older, they can reach down, they can reach up, they can stretch, they can actually avoid falling.
“And remember, falling costly NHS every single year, two to three billion pounds every year. So the more I can do in this area, to get hundreds of people in here, exercising and moving, oh, my goodness. It's going to be so much fun.
“Your body's a wonderful machine. It's a bit like having a car, you don't put the wrong petrol in there, you make sure you check the tyres, you make sure that you actually get a regular service.
“Same thing with your machine. Movement is medicine.”
Derrick has also been raising money for charity locally. Recently he held a Dream Big Day in Wigan schools to promote Mr Motivator's Bed Bank, which provides beds, bedding and essential sleep equipment to children experiencing bed poverty in Wigan.
He has raised £43k for the charity since March.
Anyone can attend the free taster sessions, and further paid-for sessions can be booked in October.