Lanarkshire care home residents to take part in Scotland’s first ever 'Strongest Pensioner Championships'

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Residents at a Lanarkshire care home have been in training for weeks as they get ready to go head-to-head for the title of 'Scotland’s Strongest Pensioner'.Building on the success of its recent summer and winter Olympics initiatives - which improved the health and wellbeing of residents - leading care group, Renaissance Care, has launched the championships to determine the strongest senior citizens across the country.With training exercises inspired by the World’s Strongest Man competition, residents of the Uddingston care home will be working towards personal goals and bests in the famous 'vehicle pull', the 'Hercules hold' and a variety of deadlifting challenges.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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She told Lanarkshire Live : “Those who say they aren’t in this for the glory are lying. I have set my sights on being Scotland’s Strongest Pensioner in the women’s category and won’t stop until I get there, no matter what. “My mini-van pull technique has been improving every day and I’ll continue to work on that as well as my stamina in the Hercules Hold – it’s all about