Joan MacDonald, the 77-year-old fitness influencer who has been an inspiration for the bodybuilding community, once again proves the significance of fitness in leading a happy life. Despite enduring the pain of a recent accident, she continues to inspire with her unwavering spirit and dedication to strength training.

In a recent turn of events, her fitness journey took an unexpected turn when she met with a tragic accident while riding her bicycle to the beach. Joan recently shared details of her injury and recovery process with the fitness community online. The incident serves as a powerful reminder of the vital role fitness plays in shaping a fulfilling life.

Joan MacDonald shared her journey to recovery

The 77 YO fitness influencer recently took to her Instagram account and shared a picture of herself smiling her absolutely gorgeous smile wearing a hand band. She began by disclosing what had happened to her and wrote, “Last Saturday I took a terrible fall on my bike riding to the beach. The wind caught my hat and I fell right over the handlebars and into the ditch, hitting my head hard and banging up my shoulder and arm pretty badly.”

However, having embarked on the fitness journey at the age of 69 and consistently working out for 17 long years has paid off for Grandma. In the caption, she added, “Let me tell I was shaking like a leaf. Luckily nothing was broken. 🙏” MacDonald used this opportunity to motivate people to stay fit and wrote, “But what if building your muscle mass, training your reflexes and staying active could significantly prevent you from dying from a fall or getting seriously injured?”

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Comparing her fit self to her husband, she even states how she has seen the practical benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle. On one hand, where Joan MacDonald is fit to her bones, she says, “My own husband who choose not to train or eat healthy has fractured his hip 3 times in the past few years resulting in several surgeries and stays in the hospital. Brittle bones.” This has motivated the fans and they go about complimenting her on her right choices.

Fans complimenting Joan MacDonald on staying fit

The entire fitness community showered her post with an appreciation for her recovery and states that her constancy and right choices are the reason behind no broken bones. One of them commented, “Joan, you are living proof of all the benefits of strength training, eating a lot of protein, and doing the work to stay healthy! So glad the injuries were minor despite how bad your fall sounded. Sending you big hugs ❤”. Another follower simply wrote, “You amazing lady!!!! So so much respect for you….hope you recover quickly ❤❤”.

The followers were absolutely mesmerized by her caption. One of them wrote, “Absolutely brilliant message and one that I try and talk about regularly too. I’m so sorry you were hurt (sounds like it could have happened to anyone) but no doubt your fitness & strength helped you enormously. Hope you’re back fighting fit soon. 💚🙌🏾”. Another commented, “Glad to hear you are ok Joan🙏🏼 As an Avid Motorcycle Enthusiast, Skater, Mountain Biker & Snowboarder, I fall almost EVERY Year😬 Strength Training, Mobility, & Quality Nutrition is the glue that holds us together💪🏼 I pray your message reaches millions of more people💯”.

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