{"id":6904,"date":"2015-10-04T07:11:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T12:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:22:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T16:22:57","slug":"active-aging-role-model-georgina-harwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/active-aging-role-model-georgina-harwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Aging Role Model: Georgina Harwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Aging Role Model: Georgina Harwood<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6908\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/Active-Aging-Role-Model-Georgina-Harwood-350x350.png\" alt=\"Active Aging Role Model Georgina Harwood\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/Active-Aging-Role-Model-Georgina-Harwood-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/Active-Aging-Role-Model-Georgina-Harwood-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/Active-Aging-Role-Model-Georgina-Harwood-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/Active-Aging-Role-Model-Georgina-Harwood.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><em>We love featuring inspiring stories on SeniorAdvisor.com. In our monthly\u00a0<strong>Active Aging Role Model<\/strong> series, we feature a senior who\u2019s doing great things and living life with vibrancy. This time, we\u2019re honoring\u00a0<strong>Georgina Harwood<\/strong>, who celebrated her 100th birthday by skydiving and diving with sharks!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How would you choose to celebrate your 100<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> birthday? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most, the answer probably would not include extreme sports. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for one South African centenarian, skydiving was at the top of the list for her birthday plans. Of course, this was actually the third time she\u2019d skydived; she picked up the hobby at the age of 92.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgina Harwood was joined by 15 of her closest family members and friends to honor the start of her 100<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> year of life, with everyone participating in the skydiving. Georgina jumped tandem, with an instructor behind her in the harness, while the others jumped in groups of three. The day became a huge celebration for the guest of honor, who wore a red jumpsuit and prepared for her jump with the assistance of a walking cane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it was time to load the plane, Georgina walked across the tarmac with the help of the instructor. But that didn\u2019t stop her from making the most of her birthday jump, showing everyone that you are truly never limited by your age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what did the birthday girl plan on doing after her jump? She planned on wrapping up her birthday celebration the following Monday by diving with sharks in a shark cage. And no, we\u2019re not kidding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Birthday to Georgina Harwood, a truly inspiring and truly active aging role model!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACyDKjzkijA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have an #ActiveAging role model you\u2019d like us to feature on the SeniorAdvisor.com blog? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Aging Role Model: Georgina Harwood We love featuring inspiring stories on SeniorAdvisor.com. In our monthly\u00a0Active Aging Role Model series, we feature a senior who\u2019s doing great things and living life with vibrancy. This time, we\u2019re honoring\u00a0Georgina Harwood, who celebrated her 100th birthday by skydiving and diving with sharks! How would you choose to celebrate your 100th birthday? 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