05:01After all freeze years! 81-year-old Siberian grandma loves to skate across Lake Baikal
A Siberian grandma is not letting her age slow her down. Despite being 81 years old, Lyubov Morekhodova enjoys skating on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, as seen in footage captured on Saturday.
Morekhodova has risen to internet stardom in recent years and was even given a new pair of skates by her fans. However, the sporty grandma says she still prefers to use her old 'time-tested' skates.
The 81-year-old continues to live on her own but is sometimes visited by former colleagues and her grandchildren, who come to help her with household chores.
Despite a mostly solitary life, Morekhodova keeps herself busy with a vigorous morning routine. She wakes up at five in the morning every day, burns wood in the stove, feeds her livestock and brings them water from a handmade ice hole.
"And so every day, from morning till night. And then I also walk around the mountains like this, looking for them [the cows] when they leave," Morekhodova said.
The skating grandma now has 14 cows and calves, as well as several dozen chickens, dogs and cats. She takes care of each animal on her own.
She gets around easily thanks to her old skates, which she has been using since she was a child. Morekhodova uses them to carve her way across Baikal to this day.
"In winter, right now, I can strap on my skates, go four kilometres there or even further, to the mouth of the Sarma River, see where the cows are walking, and come back home. That's it. That's the whole day," she explained.
The pensioner also knows how to drive a car, which she drives to the nearest villages of Kurma and Sarma. Morekhodova says she dreams of simple things and wishes for her grandchildren to be happy, healthy, and have a good life.
Morekhodova says she was affected by the coronavirus, has overcome it without any complications and is now feeling fine. However, she has started to walk less often these days. Her legs are hurting, and she tires more easily
Regardless, she remains active and stays true to her old habits. Morekhodova believes that it is her mobility and regular physical activity that helps her maintain her longevity.
Read more: https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20180216-038
05:01A Siberian grandma is not letting her age slow her down. Despite being 81 years old, Lyubov Morekhodova enjoys skating on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, as seen in footage captured on Saturday.
Morekhodova has risen to internet stardom in recent years and was even given a new pair of skates by her fans. However, the sporty grandma says she still prefers to use her old 'time-tested' skates.
The 81-year-old continues to live on her own but is sometimes visited by former colleagues and her grandchildren, who come to help her with household chores.
Despite a mostly solitary life, Morekhodova keeps herself busy with a vigorous morning routine. She wakes up at five in the morning every day, burns wood in the stove, feeds her livestock and brings them water from a handmade ice hole.
"And so every day, from morning till night. And then I also walk around the mountains like this, looking for them [the cows] when they leave," Morekhodova said.
The skating grandma now has 14 cows and calves, as well as several dozen chickens, dogs and cats. She takes care of each animal on her own.
She gets around easily thanks to her old skates, which she has been using since she was a child. Morekhodova uses them to carve her way across Baikal to this day.
"In winter, right now, I can strap on my skates, go four kilometres there or even further, to the mouth of the Sarma River, see where the cows are walking, and come back home. That's it. That's the whole day," she explained.
The pensioner also knows how to drive a car, which she drives to the nearest villages of Kurma and Sarma. Morekhodova says she dreams of simple things and wishes for her grandchildren to be happy, healthy, and have a good life.
Morekhodova says she was affected by the coronavirus, has overcome it without any complications and is now feeling fine. However, she has started to walk less often these days. Her legs are hurting, and she tires more easily
Regardless, she remains active and stays true to her old habits. Morekhodova believes that it is her mobility and regular physical activity that helps her maintain her longevity.
Read more: https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20180216-038