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Cheryl and Michelle - Fit at Fifty

Cheryl and Michelle met on the first day of infants school in Essex and have been friends ever since. Cheryl got the idea for coming on the Listening Project when she stood back at her mother's 80th birthday party last year and realised that not only had her and Michelle been friends for all these years but their families too, with all their connections and shared memories. They describe themselves as chalk and cheese - Michelle is tee-total, Cheryl is not, Cheryl enjoys baking and cooking, Michelle prefers to enjoy the end results. They turned 50 last year and decided they should try some new adventures and 'firsts' - including taking part in the Listening Project. During this extract they discuss how they have come to exercise late in life, having both hated "PE" at school together.

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