53歲大媽提前退休 練習鋼管舞獲全國大獎

A 53-year-old retired worker Zhang Jing has won medals in a recent pole dancing championship in Beijing.

近日，在北京舉辦的全國鋼管舞錦標賽中，53歲退休工人張靜斬獲了兩塊獎牌。

After retiring, Zhang, who is from Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, didn't want to stay idle at home like many of her contemporaries, so she revisited a childhood dream to become a dancer, and started to learn pole dancing.

來自中國中部省份河南省鄭州市的張靜大媽，在退休後並沒有像同齡人一樣待在家裏，而是重拾了兒時的舞蹈夢，開始學習鋼管舞。

She says her dancing keeps her fit and healthy, and her svelte figure wins her lots of 'likes' in her WeChat friends group.

她表示，學舞蹈讓自己身材勻稱，身體健康。朋友圈的友人也紛紛爲她苗條的身材點贊。

Zhang had to retire two years ago when the state-owned company she worked for became bankrupt.

兩年前，張靜工作的國企因爲破產倒閉，張靜不得不提前退休。

Supported by her son, a dance instructor at a gym, Zhang started learning yoga before falling in love with pole dancing, usually working out with women about 30 years younger than her.

張靜的兒子是一名舞蹈教練，鼓勵母親學習瑜伽。在喜歡上鋼管舞之前，張靜開始和健身房裏一羣30多歲的年輕人一起練習瑜伽。

Despite her age, Zhang practices hard and stretches herself with challenging moves.

儘管年紀大了，但張靜練得很刻苦，那些高難度的動作也不放過。

In a recent pole dancing championship in Beijing, she avoided the seniors' division, and still won a gold medal and a silver medal in the middle-age division.

在前不久於北京舉辦的中國鋼管舞錦標賽上，張靜沒有參加老年組比賽，而是在中年組比賽中斬獲一枚金牌和一枚銀牌。

Zhang is not just able to keep in shape but has become a role model to others. She says it is never too late to start something as long as you have a dream.

張靜不僅保持着優美的體態，而且還成爲身邊朋友的榜樣。她表示，只要有夢想，什麼時候開始都不晚。