“This class keeps me alive. That’s all there is to it.” Liz praises Lochwinnoch Hearties 27 February 2026 For 93-year-old Liz Ramsay, life after a heart attack has been incredibly positive. And she credits a twice-weekly fitness class with giving her the platform not only to maintain her fitness and good heart health but the energy and desire to keep active every day. So much so that Liz – known as Auntie to everyone in the Lochwinnoch Hearties class run by retired physiotherapy lecturer Morag Thow – even volunteers weekly with ROAR (Reaching Older Adults in Renfrewshire) to help with what she calls “the old people”. Not for nothing do her family and friends refer to Auntie as “Supergran”! Liz said: “I had a heart attack about 25 years ago. When I was leaving hospital, the doctor told me not to just go home and sit in a chair. I told him not to worry because I’d be coming to Morag’s class and he said ‘you’ll be in good hands, Morag trained all the physios here!’ “Having a heart attack doesn’t need to mean the end of anything. It can be a new beginning, too. “My niece Cathie was a regular at Morag’s class, and she brought me along and introduced me as Auntie. I’ve been coming ever since, and everyone calls me Auntie. “I never miss a class. We’ve been off for six weeks for the summer, and I’ve missed it so much. Coming here keeps me alive. That’s all there is to it.” Lochwinnoch Hearties is an affiliate of Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and has been running for more than 30 years. Classes take place for an hour on Monday and Thursday evenings in the village’s McKillop Institute and involve a mix of cardio and strength, with participants encouraged to move at their own pace. Liz’s pace is certainly lively for a nonagenarian. Just three months short of her 94th birthday, she’s still pushing herself to get out every day and still volunteering at ROAR once a week. She said: “I try to join in everything. I have to get out because I can’t stay in the house all day. I help out with the oldies at ROAR on a Thursday. A woman said to me ‘I feel bad that you’re running about after me when I’m younger than you’. And I told her ‘but that’s what makes me feel good!’.” If you’re living with the effects of a chest, heart or stroke condition or Long Covid and are looking for advice and information or support near you, please contact Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland’s Advice Line on 0808 801 0899. You can also text ADVICE to 66777 or email adviceline@chss.org.uk.