Malaysia's superageing seniors share lifelong practices and habits that work


Thavamoney leading the group in not one but three dances.

Thavamoney Pillai may be 82 but she says, “I don’t feel old.”

“I am a retired teacher and I used to teach Physical Education, so I used to play all sorts of sports – from canoeing to swimming to dancing. I am still really active although maybe I don’t play as many different types of sports as when I was younger. But I teach line dancing still and Bible study too so my mind and body are still active,” said Thavamoney, one of eight superagers in a study by Universiti Malaya (UM) researchers on seniors who have aged extraordinarily well.

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