WOMAN IN NAPLES IS SPREADING JOY BY JUMPING INTO THE DEEP END TO GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER BRITT LEONA SHOWS US HOW IN TONIGHT'S STORY TO SHARE. >> ON A SUMMER DAY AT THE CLUB AT THE STRAND, THIS POOL IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SEEN. >> AND FOR THESE LADIES, THERE'S ONE FRIEND AMONG WHO LOVES TO GET THE PARTY AND THE SOUNDTRACK STARTED. >> WE'RE GOING TO JUMP ROPE IN >> THAT BELOVED QUEEN BEE OF THIS IS AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR JEANNE. THEY INSPIRE THEY INSPIRE ME. WHILE GINO'S. A FEW MOVES TO KEEP IN SHAPE. IT'S ASKED REALLY LIKE THAT. ABSOLUTELY MAGNETIC. YOU KNOW, YOU GO AROUND THIS. >> EARTH ONLY ONCE. SO I THOUGHT 85. >> I SAW A FRIEND. DO IT. AND HER BIRTHDAY 75TH. AND I SAID I THINK I CAN DO THAT. SO AND IT. >> IT FOR 5 YEARS LATER, I SAID I'M GOING TO DO IT. AND YOU TALKED THERE BY 10 YEARS. GOOD FAITH I DID. >> ADVENTURE US. FUN-LOVING SPIRIT INSPIRES OTHERS INTO THE WATER. NOW PROBLEM WITH INSPIRES JEANNE TO STAY ON OUR TOES. THEY LOVE TO TO TALK, WHICH IS FINE IS GREAT. I WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. BUT I ALSO WANT THEM TO KEEP MOVING. SO AS AS A >> MY FRIEND VICKI HERE KNOWS AND SHE SHE CAN DO MULTIPLE THINGS IN THE CLASS BECAUSE I THINK WHEN SHE'S TALKING TO VICKY, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? SHE'S RIGHT ON CUE. SO I'M I'M THE WORST THE LINE WHEN IT COMES TO SO FOR THIS GROUP, DESPITE THE SUMMER HEAT FOR YOUR WAY OVER THE RIGHT IT'S EASY JUST KEEP SWIMMING WHEN YOU'RE ENCOURAGED BY SOMEONE LIKE GINA MAKES LIFE WHOLE LOT MO
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On a summer day at a club in Naples, Florida, the pool is the perfect place to beat the heat.Video above: Meet Jeannie, the water aerobics teacher who hopped off a plane to celebrate her birthday.And for a group of ladies, there's one friend among them who loves to get the party started."She's like your aunt and your favorite neighborhood mom," said Vicki Miller. That beloved queen bee is water aerobics instructor Jeannie Hindman. While Jeannie knows a few moves to keep in shape, it's her zest for life that's magnetic."You go around this earth only once. So, I thought, 85, I will skydive," said Jeannie.That adventurous, fun-loving spirit inspires others into the water and inspires Jeannie to stay on her toes."They love to talk, which is fine; I love for them to talk, but I also want them to keep moving," said Jeannie.For this group, despite the summer heat, it's easy to just keep swimming when you're encouraged by someone like Jeannie, who makes life a whole lot more fun.
NAPLES, Fla. — On a summer day at a club in Naples, Florida, the pool is the perfect place to beat the heat.
Video above: Meet Jeannie, the water aerobics teacher who hopped off a plane to celebrate her birthday.
And for a group of ladies, there's one friend among them who loves to get the party started.
"She's like your aunt and your favorite neighborhood mom," said Vicki Miller.
That beloved queen bee is water aerobics instructor Jeannie Hindman.
While Jeannie knows a few moves to keep in shape, it's her zest for life that's magnetic.
"You go around this earth only once. So, I thought, 85, I will skydive," said Jeannie.
That adventurous, fun-loving spirit inspires others into the water and inspires Jeannie to stay on her toes.
"They love to talk, which is fine; I love for them to talk, but I also want them to keep moving," said Jeannie.
For this group, despite the summer heat, it's easy to just keep swimming when you're encouraged by someone like Jeannie, who makes life a whole lot more fun.
