Salomon Delgado is one of the hottest yoga instructors in Santa Monica, in the US state of California.
He is 93 years old.
What?
Let me reiterate: in a city obsessed with youth and brimming with lithe fitness instructors in Lululemon outfits and wireless headsets, a 24 Hour Fitness gym has a secret weapon in Delgado. The nonagenarian yogi has been teaching there for 28 years, and his class – which takes place every morning except Sunday – is typically packed.
Many of Delgado’s students will only do yoga with him; others have been attending his class for decades. And we are not talking about a niche studio here.
This particular 24 Hour Fitness is a flagship location for the health club chain. Having opened in 1996, it is a central hub for exercise enthusiasts, with about 15,000 members. And yoga is a key draw in its programming.