Daily Triple A in pjs makes Paul pain-free

Paul Driessen likens his daily dose of Triple A exercises to a ‘miracle cure’ after noticing the pains he used to suffer from in his hip, knee and diaphragm have now gone away.

The Edmund Hillary resident puts this down to the early morning workouts he started during the strict first lockdown and has stuck to religiously ever since.

“Walking around the village is very nice but is not that stressful as I like walking uphill, so when Ryman sent out Triple A DVDs during the lockdown for me it was absolute heaven.”

Paul hadn’t attended the mid-morning Triple A classes as he likes to exercise first thing in the morning. So the DVD offered the perfect solution.

The 35-minute video features Ryman’s Operations Activity and Lifestyle Coordinator Chelsea Richdale demonstrating exercises for all the main muscle groups.

Says Paul: “I get up at 6am, I do Triple A in my pjs and then I do my walk which probably takes around 1.5 hours all up and then I have my breakfast.”

Paul believes the fact that Chelsea touches on all the muscle groups, particularly ones he wasn’t using in his walking, has strengthened his body and given him more of an all-round fitness. “And another thing,” he adds, “I have lost 6kg too!”

A former plant manager for TipTop, Paul has two daughters, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren to stay fit for, and says he adds extra vigour to each exercise to really maximise the benefit.

“I’m really pleased that I don’t have any more pains so the exercises for me have been absolutely marvellous!”

Pictured: Edmund Hillary resident Paul Driessen loves doing Triple A first thing in the morning.