A resident at a care home in Harrogate has walked 700 miles in just one year following her arrival at Harcourt Gardens Care Home in June 2022.
87-year-old Harrogate care home resident walks 700 miles in one year A resident at a care home in Harrogate has walked 700 miles in just one year in a bid to stay active. 87-year-old Margaret Hockney achieved the feat following her arrival at Harcourt Gardens Care Home in June 2022.
Margaret was taken ill last year and following a short stay in hospital moved into Harcourt Gardens - a luxury residential care home offering dementia and respite care.
Determined to return to better physical health, Margaret stopped her medication, upgraded the wheels for her trolley, and downloaded a pedometer app on her smartphone in a bid to build her strength.
Margaret said:
[caption id="attachment_69595" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Margaret Hockney alongside Debbie Daniels.[/caption]“My goal was to get to 4,000 steps a day. Because of the location of the home, I realised I could walk very nicely around the stray, or into town. I worked out a flat route around the home and stepped to it.”
Despite her ill health before moving into the home, Margaret has always been very active.
Before she drove a car, Margaret would ride a bike to and from her work as a midwife in the 1950s.
Margaret added:
“The funny thing is, I didn’t even realise how far I had walked until I had a little play with the pedometer app and I couldn’t believe my eyes when it showed I had covered 700 miles.”
Care home manager at Harcourt Gardens Care Home, Debbie Daniels said:
“Margaret is a true inspiration and a shining example of sheer determination – Margaret really is testament to the saying ‘age is just a number’.
“Nothing will stop Margaret from getting her steps in – she leaves the home with everything she needs for rain or shine in her trolley bag and owns a good pair of shoes recommended for her osteoarthritis.
“As well as keeping physically active, Margaret is also a big believer in keeping her mind active too and has started a Scrabble Club here at Harcourt Gardens on a Sunday afternoon.”
Margaret added:
Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.“I’ve always loved the outdoors and moving into a care home wasn’t going to stop me from exploring and keeping my body and mind fit and active.”
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