July 28, 2025 • 26 mins
In this episode of Inside Recreation, host Carmen Berrios-Martinez speaks with County resident Jazzlyn Flores and Montgomery County Recreation Senior Programs Recreation Supervisor Stacy Sigler about Jazzlyn's journey to competing in the Maryland Senior Olympics for the first time.
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Carmen Berrios-Martinez (00:04):
Welcome to another episode of Inside
Recreation, where we talk aboutall the great things happening
here at Montgomery CountyRecreation.
I'm your host, carmenBarrios-Martinez, and I'm so
excited to talk about MarylandSenior Olympics.
Today, specifically, we have anamazing story from one of our
athletes, Jazlyn Flores, and soI'm so excited to have Jazlyn
here with us today, as well asStacey Sickler, who is
(00:25):
supervisor on our senior teamsand administers the Maryland
Senior Olympics program.
Guys, thanks for being here.
Thank you for having us.
Yeah, All right, Jazlyn let'sget into this because your story
is so inspiring.
So you recently started toparticipate in Maryland Senior
Olympics.
Yeah, how the heck did you getinvolved in Senior Olympics?
Jazzlyn Flores (00:47):
So we have to go back to director Robin Riley,
who I've known.
How am I saying?
I won't say how long I've knowna long time, yeah, and so I was
looking at one of her feeds forsocial medias and she was
posting the swimming event so itwould be 2023.
And I was like, wow, that thatlooks like something kind of
interesting.
I honestly had never heard ofthe Maryland Senior Olympics.
(01:10):
I'm so sorry.
Stacy Sigler (01:12):
But I had not.
Jazzlyn Flores (01:13):
And so I was like, okay, so I looked into it
and it was, sadly, right after Istarted looking into it I had
my first major surgery that yearand then got into training and
everything.
Then had to have anothersurgery.
About a month before the event.
I contacted Stacey here and I'mlike, look, you know I'm
thinking about doing this, but Ijust had my second surgery.
(01:35):
And she's like well, are youallowed to?
So I'm like, yeah, yeah, I'mall cleared, I can get, I can
come.
She's like go for it, do it,don't worry about it.
Just, she's like you're goingto be so happy you did this, but
if you don't do it, you'regoing to regret not doing it.
And I'm like, yeah, she's likeno, no, the people are really
nice there.
She was like all thecompetitors are really nice, and
I must admit she was a hundredpercent right and I'm so glad I
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did it.
It was, it was just a lot offun.
I met a couple of people therethat I didn't know, anybody, and
there was this one gentlemanwho was also doing I think was
his first also and so he's likeOK, let's stick together.
And so when it came time, we wecheered each other on and
everything and it was.
It was very nice experience.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (02:15):
So what was it when you saw the
post and you saw what?
What was it that called yourattention?
Jazzlyn Flores (02:21):
So with my medical issues, I, every single
doctor I go to, they're like youreally need to start exercising
.
And part of my thing is that I,as I said before in another
question, answer time was upuntil about a year ago I was a
complete hermit and it wasn'tbecause of COVID.
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I had practiced long beforeCOVID started.
I didn't really want to go out.
My husband would ask me hey,let's go to the park or
something.
I'm like no, I'm good in myroom, I'm good here.
And when I saw Robin's post, asI I enjoy swimming because I did
it as a kid, but also it's oneof those sports that I can do
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without having too many issuesthe dry land and gravity, and I
do not mix at all.
But in the pool I'm a mermaid,you know.
I'm very comfortable and youknow, unless the pool has a lot
of chlorine that day orsomething or something else, I'm
usually OK, Even if I go for ahalf hour.
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You know, sometimes I can spendlonger.
But I decided let me get in thepool and try this and see what
happens.
And if it had been basketballno, If it had been even tennis
or something else, or running,there's no way I would have even
given it a second thought,because it was something that
was in my lane, that I couldhandle with my medical issues.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (03:48):
But that's a great part about
recreation, right is thatthere's something for everyone.
So, regardless of your age oryour ability level, you can find
the right activity for you.
Stacey, remind us a little bitabout what Maryland Senior
Olympics is and why isMontgomery County Recreation
talking about it Right.
Stacy Sigler (04:04):
So to Jazlyn's point we try to have something
for everybody.
Montgomery County Recreation isthe host agency for the
Maryland Senior Olympics.
Maryland Senior Olympics is forthose 50 and older.
You compete within your ownfive-year age group, so it's not
really intimidating and we haveover 30 sports.
So we really do try to havesomething for everyone and we
might even be thinking aboutadding more.
So you know, we're alwaystrying to keep people coming
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back, trying new things orsticking with what they're
comfortable with.
You know, sometimes it is whatyou used to do as a child, or
what you did maybe before youstarted raising a family, and
then you're just trying to getback to it for yourself.
Maybe you've never done itbefore and this is an
opportunity for you to come andsee what you're made of.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (04:42):
What are some of the types of
activities that you guys have?
Stacy Sigler (04:45):
Sure, we have team sports and we have an
individual sports.
So obviously we have swimming,which Jazlyn's speaking about,
but we also have bocce, we havecornhole, we have basketball
skills in addition to basketballteams, softball team,
volleyball, we have bowling, youname it.
I mean we really we offer quitea bit.
We have athletes to try us outfor the first time.
(05:06):
You know, every year we get awhole bunch of new athletes and
the whole idea is the athleteexperience and get them coming
back and maybe trying somethingdifferent or, you know, just
improving the one that they'rethey're competing in currently.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (05:18):
It's competitive right, so not just
within the state but nationally.
Stacy Sigler (05:21):
Yes, it sure is.
The Maryland Senior Olympicsare part of the National Senior
Games Association and so we feedthat National Senior Games
event.
Every other year is aqualifying year.
So right now we're in anon-qualifying year.
We hold all of our events justlike we would, and it's just
maybe a little bit more relaxed,a little bit more fun, not
quite as competitive.
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So a good opportunity to comegive it a try, but there's no
advancement, Whereas in an evenyear it's what we call a
qualifying year to try to reachthose national senior games
which are taking place thissummer in Des Moines.
So they're going to be.
We have 520 Maryland athletesheaded off to Des Moines in a
couple of weeks Wonderful yes.
So we're really excited aboutthat.
And then next year they'll betrying to qualify for Tulsa.
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So yeah, it's kind of arevolving thing.
And some people come everynon-qualifying year because they
don't really care about thenational stuff, and that's
completely fine, and then others, you know, come every year
regardless.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (06:14):
And the activities are not just in
Montgomery County, right,they're all throughout the state
of Maryland as the host agency.
That's correct, they'restatewide, they're statewide.
Stacy Sigler (06:20):
We're in a lot of other counties as well.
We're still grateful forMontgomery County facilities,
obviously, and being able tohold them here with our
excellent staff and facilities.
But sometimes it's not possibleand we go to other counties
that can provide for us.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (06:34):
Got it .
So, jaslyn, okay, so you decidethat you're going to do this.
So you see a post that Robinput up.
You're like I could totally dothis.
Jazzlyn Flores (06:47):
Did you tell your family?
What did they think?
No, I didn't tell anybody,because one you know, once you
tell someone you have a goal,then you're kind of committed to
that goal or you look a littlestupid, right?
Not stupid silly, maybe I don'tknow.
But so when my husband, when Iwould then ask, well, do you
want to come with me?
I would start saying yes.
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Or I'd say, honey, I'm going togo to the pool this morning.
He's like OK, and so I startedjust timing myself in the water
and seeing how fast I was going,I'm like all right, I'm not
that far off.
Some of the times from the yearbefore that and this was before
I knew that I needed the firstsurgery I was like, all right,
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I'm going to tell my family.
So I don't know if I told mykids first or my husband first,
I can't remember, but thereaction I got was like, yes,
mom, go for it.
Yeah, not, are you out of yourmind?
You haven't done anything.
For what?
10 years?
You haven't even gotten out ofbed.
You're going to try and do theOlympics.
You haven't even gotten out ofbed.
You know you're going to tryand do the Olympics.
And of course, you're growingup in sports.
As you were saying to somebodywho had this a childhood sport,
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your goal was always like, oh, Ido want to be an Olympian.
And I was actually coached byan Olympian when I was when I
was much younger, so that was inme for a long time and I was
like, well, this is a seniorOlympics, but I'm still counting
it as an Olympics, it's.
Stacy Sigler (08:07):
Olympics to me.
I'm an Olympian.
Jazzlyn Flores (08:09):
So that's what happened.
So when I told my family, theyjust became so supportive.
They told their friends theyhave some really close, the best
friends and everyone was likeyou can do this, you can do this
.
Let me know what you need,we'll come and we'll come to the
meet, we'll support you.
And they did.
I did all throughout the wholeway, but I still didn't tell.
Like outside the bubble Ididn't.
I didn't tell people because Iwas just like, but it was, it's
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so nice.
So once I got with the fearfactor of it, of you know saying
yes, I am going to do this andwhether I win or I, and we joked
a lot about me coming in lastplace, so you're going to cheer
my mom to be last place.
And they're like no problem,just finish.
And my husband was the same way.
He's like don't disqualify,don't swim in the wrong lane,
just make sure you touch thewall right.
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And then I did actually verywell.
Stacy Sigler (08:55):
I was going to say so how did you do?
Jazzlyn Flores (09:03):
So I got two silver and I forgot to bring my
medals.
I had two silver.
How well I did and it was verysatisfying, very rewarding to to
to feel like I accomplishedsomething.
I accomplished this goal.
Yeah, that I set out to do andthat's, that's why it really
resonated with me and stayedwith me.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (09:24):
What advice would you give folks who
are maybe listening now that golike oh, I would like to get
back into something, or I didn'teven know that existed.
Jazzlyn Flores (09:34):
What would you tell them?
It was funny because I was atthe Needwood by the archery.
I had taken a long path througha walk and I ended up by the
archery and there was a seniorgentleman there and I asked him
oh, are you practicing for theSenior Olympics?
Because I know they havearchery.
Stacy Sigler (09:47):
They do.
Thank you what.
Jazzlyn Flores (09:49):
Like oh, I'm not good enough.
Like, wait a minute.
I opened my phone up to theSenior Olympic page, got the
information on what he neededyou know what the qualifying is
for archery and I explained tohim.
He's like I can do that.
So I would say to anyonewhatever you can do comfortably
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like for me it's swimming, ifit's archery, for you if it's
walking, if it's the cornhole,whatever it is that you might
like and that you can focus as agoal and go with that.
One of the things that when Iwas at the swim meet my biggest
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fear was actually the divingblocks, because I hadn't been on
a diving block in, you know, 40, 50 years and they only give
you a few minutes at thebeginning to practice.
So I practiced it with thegentleman I told you about
before, and then one of thefirst events there was this 91
year old man who got up on theblocks and dove in and I'm like
okay.
But I thought, oh, I'm going tofall off, I'm going to lose my
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balance, I'm going to do a bellyflop.
And at that point I was likewell, if the 90 year old man can
do it, I can do it.
And and that's what I want tosay to anyone.
You know the, the fear of.
Don't let the fear of yourfailure or your skill level hold
you back from doing something.
And and and, knowing thatyou're going to do this and you
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can.
You plan it out on a calendaror whatever.
I have this number of weeksbefore my event and plan it out
I.
That's what I did.
So I knew, okay, I had to beswimming x number of laps by
this time, or something I thinkis the best thing to do.
If my advice for someone isdefinitely, as Stacey said
before, you'll regret not doingit more than you regret doing it
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.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (11:33):
Such good life advice in general
right.
I'm pretty sure I've used thoselines with my kids.
Senior Olympics is so different, though, in that it's so
supportive, right.
I've been to some of the eventsand it's really not about
coming in first place.
It is about camaraderie andtrying something new.
Trying something maybe hard,and there are people, like you
(11:54):
said, of all ability levelsthere, right.
I mean you've got centenarians,who are incredible.
You've got folks in wheelchairs, right, and then you've got
your younger seniors right, your50-year-old.
Stacy Sigler (12:06):
They're not accepting their senior yet, but
yes, they're there Just toclarify I am a baby boomer.
So I am a little older than Imight look.
Jazzlyn Flores (12:15):
I get that question a lot when I'm at the
senior center.
So like but you're not oldenough to be that they want to
ID you and I am, they do.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (12:27):
They look at my ID, I'm like here you
go the only time it's nice tobe carded again, right?
So, jazlyn, you don't justparticipate in Maryland Senior
Olympics, you're a trueMontgomery County Recreation
participant.
What is it about ourprogramming that keeps you
coming back?
Jazzlyn Flores (12:40):
I had been away from Montgomery County Rec for a
while.
My kids grew up, they had goneto college, went away from home,
so there was that kind of gapand I did once again.
I didn't really.
My only experience with seniorswas the Holiday Center, because
I used to go vote.
That was our voting center.
I remember my grandmother.
My grandmother lived to be 106.
She lived on her own at 99,over right by the White Oak
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Center, and she used to say theride on bus is for old people.
And that's kind of what Ithought about the senior centers
they're for old people and I'mnot old, right, right.
So but once again, going withyou know, I want to get in
better shape.
With my disabilities.
I have a lot of balance issues.
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He had some of the best musicplaying and there were people of
all ages, all ages, some who dothe exercises in the chair and
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some who get out of the chairand do the exercises as well.
And then he has a balance matand I'm like, wow, this is
actually kind of fun, I did this.
Wow, this is actually kind offun, I did this.
So I started looking at otherthings.
So I've taken the not sochallenging supposedly bike
class.
I wasn't too challenging.
Jeremy also teaches a cardiodrumming class, which is so cool
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.
So just to try and explain youtake a big laundry tub and then
a big balance ball and put theball on top of the laundry tub.
And then he gives you drumsticksand you are then drumming on
the big ball and once again hehas great music.
And I was like this is exercise, I'm having too much fun.
So that's why I started.
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I'm you know, I don't want tosay like a rec hopper, but I
look at the program and say,okay, what might I be interested
in?
And then try and plot out whatclasses are where.
And for me I don't mind if it'sin White Oak, I'll go to White
Oak.
If it's at the one by HolyCross, which I went there for
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the first time last month, Ithink I'll go there because
they're offering another balanceclass there that I'm taking,
and I went to the one inBurtonsville which is another
woman's name, I can't rememberher name Prazner.
Prazner, yes, and the newdowntown Silver Spring one.
So I've been all over and theyeach have their own vibe and
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personality.
So I'd say, if you do decide togo and you're like, oh, I don't
think I fit in with this crowd,don't give up.
Try a different location andsee if you're able to Try a
different location and see ifyou fit in with that crowd more.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (15:40):
Yeah, every center is so unique and,
like you said, it has its ownlittle vibe.
So, you know, if one centerdidn't feel right to you, there
are, you know 30 other centersthat you can look at.
And you're right, our seniorprogramming is designed for all
those ability levels right.
So you've got your very activeseniors who you know.
Jazzlyn Flores (15:59):
They have a Zumba class and they keep trying
to get me into Zumba.
The other, the otherparticipants.
They're also very nice.
They're like, oh, you need tocome on Monday to Zumba.
I'm like, no, I don't need tocome on Monday to Zumba.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (16:11):
You'll be picking me off the floor.
All right, we're going to getyou into Zumba.
Stacey, tell me a little bitabout the variety of senior
programming that the departmentoffers.
Stacy Sigler (16:21):
Well, as you said, for all levels.
We offer a lot of exerciseclasses, obviously, from balance
seated yoga, regular yoga, theZumba's, of course, tai Chi.
We have a lot of Tai Chi andsome stretching.
So we focus on all areas ofexercise.
In addition to that, we have alot of educational programs,
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seminars, speakers, specialevents, special programs you
know we highlight, like worldelder abuse awareness day, and
have functions for that.
So we just try to bring a lotof a variety to people to to
join the centers to participatein.
If we don't have it, we'realways willing to consider it.
You know, you just have a chatwith the center director and see
what can be done.
Of course, if it's somebodywilling to volunteer their time
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to help us with it, you know whynot?
If we have the space, we'lldefinitely look into it.
So we want the Jazlins of theworld to keep coming back and to
come try us for the first time.
So keep it fresh.
Jazzlyn Flores (17:23):
One of the things that we haven't mentioned
that was a big considerationfor me is a number of the senior
classes are free and I don'tthink people realize that you
know you can take a yoga classand don't need to pay to go to a
gym.
You can, and the gym, and thegym is also free now.
Stacy Sigler (17:33):
We have the free membership.
Jazzlyn Flores (17:35):
You can do the free membership at the gym.
You can do the free membership.
Now the pools are different,but the rec centers, so the.
So the classes I've beentalking about, the balance boom,
the drumming, the other there'sa bone builders I know is very
popular.
There's no fee for them.
So that was a hugeconsideration for me on, you
know, on a tight budget, aseveryone else is knowing that,
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okay, I can take these classesand it's not costing me 90, a
hundred dollars that it would,or more that it would cost on
the outside and I don't knowenough people are aware that
there's so many classes that areavailable and the lectures that
they offer and things that areavailable for free?
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (18:12):
Yeah, no, that's a great point that
you brought up.
We try to make sure that theseclasses are, you know, available
to everyone, and right and forour senior community, often the
financial cost is the barrier toentry.
So a lot of our programming isfree, if not low cost, and then
we have financial aid availablethat folks can qualify for and
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use if they needed to offset thecost of a class, and we have
transportation available too.
Stacy Sigler (18:40):
We do To most of our centers also Monday through
Friday.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (18:43):
So if you're not driving anymore, we
will take you, we will get youthere.
Jazzlyn Flores (18:48):
There's really.
No, you took away all theexcuses, barriers that I had,
yeah, you know of.
Oh, you must go to every singlesession.
No, you don't.
You know if the teachers, ifyou tell, explain to the teacher
in advance, I have some issuesor I can't come every day, Most
of them will cooperate with you.
So, okay, that got taken away.
The cost barrier got taken away.
Well, now you're telling me thetransportation issue also
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Because there's days I can'tdrive, yeah.
So I think that's one of thethings is why it got me in and
got me in so much within a year.
And got me in so much within ayear Because a year ago you know
it was it was, it was 2020,september 2023 was the first
time I even thought about it.
So now we're almost on twoyears, right, but I wasn't doing
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these classes, I was justswimming.
I wasn't doing everything thatI'm doing now.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (19:36):
So how has your quality of life
changed?
As you know, you've gone from ahermit at home like you
described yourself to this likeunbelievably outgoing person.
Stacy Sigler (19:46):
I mean, you're on a podcast, you're testifying in
front of counsel right.
Right right.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (19:52):
That is not a hermit.
So you've made a hugetransition.
Jazzlyn Flores (19:55):
I have made a huge transition and so I
definitely want to stipulatethat medical wise, I'm not much
better, you know.
Yeah, I've lost a lot of weight, so that's helped with my
cholesterol and other things,but, but my main issues are
still there.
But, as I mentioned at thetestimony, the rec center and
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all the different classes, itgives you hope to know that.
You know it's different beingmiserable and disabled, which is
what I pretty much was, versushappy and disabled and having
that hope of like OK, I feelreally crappy today, let me take
some medication and see, can I?
I'll just, I'll just go forI'll start crappy today.
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Let me take some medication.
See, can I?
I'll just, I'll just go for the, I'll start the class and if I
don't like it, if I can't do it,I'll just leave.
And if you leave early, they'relike okay, come back next week.
Not, why are you leaving early?
There's no, there's, there's nojudgment.
It's a judgment free zone.
Absolutely it really is, andthey talk about that a lot,
especially with you know, ok,don't go out and buy a lot of
fitness gear.
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You know, a T-shirt and shortsor pants, whatever you have,
they're not.
They're not judging you on.
Oh, you're not wearing thelatest style and fashion.
There's.
There's no judgment there atall.
Stacy Sigler (21:08):
And that's so.
Jazzlyn Flores (21:09):
So that's a lot and I do.
Now when my husband asks, youknow, I'm going to go to the
soccer field, you want to come?
I now say I'll say 80 percenttime I'll say, when it's hot
like this, no, no, no, no.
But I'll now go and he, but hepacks a lawn chair for me and I
can sit in the lawn chair wherebefore I would not go.
When my, my daughter recentlygot married and everyone was
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concerned about me walking downthe aisle and not falling over
um, the balance, classes andeverything, and I also, I was
also really concerned do I wantto be in the wedding?
I don't want.
You know, I was so nervousabout it.
Um, having the classes andhaving being out with people in
it.
And I would say, um, my otherdaughter says that it's a, it's
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a safe third space is the termshe uses and it is a safe space
for me and it lets me okay, letme work on being able to walk
from here to there so that Idon't stumble and fall.
And asking an instructor what'sthe best way, and they're like
okay, you're walking the wrongway, put your heel down first.
Okay, put my heel down first sothat, on the quality of life
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has changed completely.
Yes, I still have a sometimeslike a week where I might be in
the house a whole week.
I'll never go out, I won't goshopping, I won't do anything.
And then I always think, okay,tuesday's my next class, let's
try and go for Tuesday.
And if I don't make Tuesday,okay, wednesday, let's try.
So I try and build more classesthan I might be able to take,
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just so I can try and keep going.
Don't give up.
It's so easy to slide backwardsand I know how easy it would be
for me to be a hermit again andjust give up, especially when
you're in pain or you're notdoing well or something, or the
heat.
So I think that's probably thebiggest changes is so medically
not so much, I was really hopingfor more, but emotionally,
spiritually, mindset hasdefinitely improved a lot.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (23:06):
Yeah Well, we're so proud of you and
we're all rooting for you, thankyou.
And we'll be rooting for youagain at Senior Olympics this
year.
Yes, I will be.
Jazzlyn Flores (23:14):
I'm not going to go go to the.
I qualified for nationals,uh-huh, but that was a bit much
for me okay, baby steps, babyright she tried to convince me
to go and I'm like no, I'm notready for that yet.
Okay, that's because that'sreally out of my comfort zone,
that's not even in my home area,shell, but I am thinking about
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doing a different, differentswimming event.
Um, so, uh, I I tried it forthe first time two weeks ago I
think it was a week ago and Iactually did all the laps.
I was like okay.
So then I timed myself and Ilooked at I'm like a minute
slower than everybody else, butI'm like I don't care, can I,
can I finish it without beingdisqualified?
So you'll have to come and cometo the swimming event and see,
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do I actually do this?
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (23:58):
We'll be in the Jazlyn section
bringing you on for sure, stacey, if someone is listening to
this and they want toparticipate or volunteer because
we need a lot of volunteers tomake this happen how can they?
Stacy Sigler (24:12):
get involved.
Absolutely.
You just reach out to us,Definitely through Montgomery
County Recreation's website.
You can get all of MarylandSenior Olympics information.
They have their own website.
Give us a call, send us anemail.
We're going to convince you tocome join us to either
participate because the motto isto participate is to win.
It really is about doing it foryourself and your health and
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for whatever reasons you want todo it for yourself and then
absolutely welcome volunteers tocome out and cheer everybody on
and help us with some of theworkload.
And definitely spectators Imean spectators are always
welcome.
It's a good way to kind of getan idea of what it's all about
and decide if you want to do itfor yourself or come volunteer.
Absolutely, come see us andcheer everybody on.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (24:57):
Yeah, I encourage everyone to head out
as a spectator.
Some of the most inspiringevents that I have been to with
recreation are Maryland SeniorOlympic events.
They are amazing and you get tomeet great people like Jazlyn.
Jazlyn, thank you so much forsharing your story with us today
.
Thank you for asking me.
I hope.
Jazzlyn Flores (25:14):
I really hope I inspire even one person to just
say let me try something.
Let me try either try a classat recreation or pick an event
with Senior Olympics.
If I have a very low bar, oneperson, if one person is
motivated to try it, that meansthe world to me, that my story
has helped someone to make thateffort to do what I did and like
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get out more and get back intoliving life and not have life
taking over you.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (25:43):
Yeah well, I think you're going to
inspire a lot more than just oneperson.
And, stacey, thank you so muchfor all you do for Maryland
Senior Olympics and for thedepartment, and thank you, guys
for joining us today.
We'll see you back here nextmonth for the next edition of
Inside Recreation.
Welcome to another episode of Inside
Recreation, where we talk aboutall the great things happening
here at Montgomery CountyRecreation.
I'm your host, carmenBarrios-Martinez, and I'm so
excited to talk about MarylandSenior Olympics.
Today, specifically, we have anamazing story from one of our
athletes, Jazlyn Flores, and soI'm so excited to have Jazlyn
here with us today, as well asStacey Sickler, who is
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supervisor on our senior teamsand administers the Maryland
Senior Olympics program.
Guys, thanks for being here.
Thank you for having us.
Yeah, All right, Jazlyn let'sget into this because your story
is so inspiring.
So you recently started toparticipate in Maryland Senior
Olympics.
Yeah, how the heck did you getinvolved in Senior Olympics?
Jazzlyn Flores (00:47):
So we have to go back to director Robin Riley,
who I've known.
How am I saying?
I won't say how long I've knowna long time, yeah, and so I was
looking at one of her feeds forsocial medias and she was
posting the swimming event so itwould be 2023.
And I was like, wow, that thatlooks like something kind of
interesting.
I honestly had never heard ofthe Maryland Senior Olympics.
(01:10):
I'm so sorry.
Stacy Sigler (01:12):
But I had not.
Jazzlyn Flores (01:13):
And so I was like, okay, so I looked into it
and it was, sadly, right after Istarted looking into it I had
my first major surgery that yearand then got into training and
everything.
Then had to have anothersurgery.
About a month before the event.
I contacted Stacey here and I'mlike, look, you know I'm
thinking about doing this, but Ijust had my second surgery.
(01:35):
And she's like well, are youallowed to?
So I'm like, yeah, yeah, I'mall cleared, I can get, I can
come.
She's like go for it, do it,don't worry about it.
Just, she's like you're goingto be so happy you did this, but
if you don't do it, you'regoing to regret not doing it.
And I'm like, yeah, she's likeno, no, the people are really
nice there.
She was like all thecompetitors are really nice, and
I must admit she was a hundredpercent right and I'm so glad I
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did it.
It was, it was just a lot offun.
I met a couple of people therethat I didn't know, anybody, and
there was this one gentlemanwho was also doing I think was
his first also and so he's likeOK, let's stick together.
And so when it came time, we wecheered each other on and
everything and it was.
It was very nice experience.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (02:15):
So what was it when you saw the
post and you saw what?
What was it that called yourattention?
Jazzlyn Flores (02:21):
So with my medical issues, I, every single
doctor I go to, they're like youreally need to start exercising
.
And part of my thing is that I,as I said before in another
question, answer time was upuntil about a year ago I was a
complete hermit and it wasn'tbecause of COVID.
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I had practiced long beforeCOVID started.
I didn't really want to go out.
My husband would ask me hey,let's go to the park or
something.
I'm like no, I'm good in myroom, I'm good here.
And when I saw Robin's post, asI I enjoy swimming because I did
it as a kid, but also it's oneof those sports that I can do
(03:02):
without having too many issuesthe dry land and gravity, and I
do not mix at all.
But in the pool I'm a mermaid,you know.
I'm very comfortable and youknow, unless the pool has a lot
of chlorine that day orsomething or something else, I'm
usually OK, Even if I go for ahalf hour.
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You know, sometimes I can spendlonger.
But I decided let me get in thepool and try this and see what
happens.
And if it had been basketballno, If it had been even tennis
or something else, or running,there's no way I would have even
given it a second thought,because it was something that
was in my lane, that I couldhandle with my medical issues.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (03:48):
But that's a great part about
recreation, right is thatthere's something for everyone.
So, regardless of your age oryour ability level, you can find
the right activity for you.
Stacey, remind us a little bitabout what Maryland Senior
Olympics is and why isMontgomery County Recreation
talking about it Right.
Stacy Sigler (04:04):
So to Jazlyn's point we try to have something
for everybody.
Montgomery County Recreation isthe host agency for the
Maryland Senior Olympics.
Maryland Senior Olympics is forthose 50 and older.
You compete within your ownfive-year age group, so it's not
really intimidating and we haveover 30 sports.
So we really do try to havesomething for everyone and we
might even be thinking aboutadding more.
So you know, we're alwaystrying to keep people coming
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back, trying new things orsticking with what they're
comfortable with.
You know, sometimes it is whatyou used to do as a child, or
what you did maybe before youstarted raising a family, and
then you're just trying to getback to it for yourself.
Maybe you've never done itbefore and this is an
opportunity for you to come andsee what you're made of.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (04:42):
What are some of the types of
activities that you guys have?
Stacy Sigler (04:45):
Sure, we have team sports and we have an
individual sports.
So obviously we have swimming,which Jazlyn's speaking about,
but we also have bocce, we havecornhole, we have basketball
skills in addition to basketballteams, softball team,
volleyball, we have bowling, youname it.
I mean we really we offer quitea bit.
We have athletes to try us outfor the first time.
(05:06):
You know, every year we get awhole bunch of new athletes and
the whole idea is the athleteexperience and get them coming
back and maybe trying somethingdifferent or, you know, just
improving the one that they'rethey're competing in currently.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (05:18):
It's competitive right, so not just
within the state but nationally.
Stacy Sigler (05:21):
Yes, it sure is.
The Maryland Senior Olympicsare part of the National Senior
Games Association and so we feedthat National Senior Games
event.
Every other year is aqualifying year.
So right now we're in anon-qualifying year.
We hold all of our events justlike we would, and it's just
maybe a little bit more relaxed,a little bit more fun, not
quite as competitive.
(05:42):
So a good opportunity to comegive it a try, but there's no
advancement, Whereas in an evenyear it's what we call a
qualifying year to try to reachthose national senior games
which are taking place thissummer in Des Moines.
So they're going to be.
We have 520 Maryland athletesheaded off to Des Moines in a
couple of weeks Wonderful yes.
So we're really excited aboutthat.
And then next year they'll betrying to qualify for Tulsa.
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So yeah, it's kind of arevolving thing.
And some people come everynon-qualifying year because they
don't really care about thenational stuff, and that's
completely fine, and then others, you know, come every year
regardless.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (06:14):
And the activities are not just in
Montgomery County, right,they're all throughout the state
of Maryland as the host agency.
That's correct, they'restatewide, they're statewide.
Stacy Sigler (06:20):
We're in a lot of other counties as well.
We're still grateful forMontgomery County facilities,
obviously, and being able tohold them here with our
excellent staff and facilities.
But sometimes it's not possibleand we go to other counties
that can provide for us.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (06:34):
Got it .
So, jaslyn, okay, so you decidethat you're going to do this.
So you see a post that Robinput up.
You're like I could totally dothis.
Jazzlyn Flores (06:47):
Did you tell your family?
What did they think?
No, I didn't tell anybody,because one you know, once you
tell someone you have a goal,then you're kind of committed to
that goal or you look a littlestupid, right?
Not stupid silly, maybe I don'tknow.
But so when my husband, when Iwould then ask, well, do you
want to come with me?
I would start saying yes.
(07:08):
Or I'd say, honey, I'm going togo to the pool this morning.
He's like OK, and so I startedjust timing myself in the water
and seeing how fast I was going,I'm like all right, I'm not
that far off.
Some of the times from the yearbefore that and this was before
I knew that I needed the firstsurgery I was like, all right,
(07:28):
I'm going to tell my family.
So I don't know if I told mykids first or my husband first,
I can't remember, but thereaction I got was like, yes,
mom, go for it.
Yeah, not, are you out of yourmind?
You haven't done anything.
For what?
10 years?
You haven't even gotten out ofbed.
You're going to try and do theOlympics.
You haven't even gotten out ofbed.
You know you're going to tryand do the Olympics.
And of course, you're growingup in sports.
As you were saying to somebodywho had this a childhood sport,
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your goal was always like, oh, Ido want to be an Olympian.
And I was actually coached byan Olympian when I was when I
was much younger, so that was inme for a long time and I was
like, well, this is a seniorOlympics, but I'm still counting
it as an Olympics, it's.
Stacy Sigler (08:07):
Olympics to me.
I'm an Olympian.
Jazzlyn Flores (08:09):
So that's what happened.
So when I told my family, theyjust became so supportive.
They told their friends theyhave some really close, the best
friends and everyone was likeyou can do this, you can do this
.
Let me know what you need,we'll come and we'll come to the
meet, we'll support you.
And they did.
I did all throughout the wholeway, but I still didn't tell.
Like outside the bubble Ididn't.
I didn't tell people because Iwas just like, but it was, it's
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so nice.
So once I got with the fearfactor of it, of you know saying
yes, I am going to do this andwhether I win or I, and we joked
a lot about me coming in lastplace, so you're going to cheer
my mom to be last place.
And they're like no problem,just finish.
And my husband was the same way.
He's like don't disqualify,don't swim in the wrong lane,
just make sure you touch thewall right.
(08:53):
And then I did actually verywell.
Stacy Sigler (08:55):
I was going to say so how did you do?
Jazzlyn Flores (09:03):
So I got two silver and I forgot to bring my
medals.
I had two silver.
How well I did and it was verysatisfying, very rewarding to to
to feel like I accomplishedsomething.
I accomplished this goal.
Yeah, that I set out to do andthat's, that's why it really
resonated with me and stayedwith me.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (09:24):
What advice would you give folks who
are maybe listening now that golike oh, I would like to get
back into something, or I didn'teven know that existed.
Jazzlyn Flores (09:34):
What would you tell them?
It was funny because I was atthe Needwood by the archery.
I had taken a long path througha walk and I ended up by the
archery and there was a seniorgentleman there and I asked him
oh, are you practicing for theSenior Olympics?
Because I know they havearchery.
Stacy Sigler (09:47):
They do.
Thank you what.
Jazzlyn Flores (09:49):
Like oh, I'm not good enough.
Like, wait a minute.
I opened my phone up to theSenior Olympic page, got the
information on what he neededyou know what the qualifying is
for archery and I explained tohim.
He's like I can do that.
So I would say to anyonewhatever you can do comfortably
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like for me it's swimming, ifit's archery, for you if it's
walking, if it's the cornhole,whatever it is that you might
like and that you can focus as agoal and go with that.
One of the things that when Iwas at the swim meet my biggest
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fear was actually the divingblocks, because I hadn't been on
a diving block in, you know, 40, 50 years and they only give
you a few minutes at thebeginning to practice.
So I practiced it with thegentleman I told you about
before, and then one of thefirst events there was this 91
year old man who got up on theblocks and dove in and I'm like
okay.
But I thought, oh, I'm going tofall off, I'm going to lose my
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balance, I'm going to do a bellyflop.
And at that point I was likewell, if the 90 year old man can
do it, I can do it.
And and that's what I want tosay to anyone.
You know the, the fear of.
Don't let the fear of yourfailure or your skill level hold
you back from doing something.
And and and, knowing thatyou're going to do this and you
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can.
You plan it out on a calendaror whatever.
I have this number of weeksbefore my event and plan it out
I.
That's what I did.
So I knew, okay, I had to beswimming x number of laps by
this time, or something I thinkis the best thing to do.
If my advice for someone isdefinitely, as Stacey said
before, you'll regret not doingit more than you regret doing it
(11:32):
.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (11:33):
Such good life advice in general
right.
I'm pretty sure I've used thoselines with my kids.
Senior Olympics is so different, though, in that it's so
supportive, right.
I've been to some of the eventsand it's really not about
coming in first place.
It is about camaraderie andtrying something new.
Trying something maybe hard,and there are people, like you
(11:54):
said, of all ability levelsthere, right.
I mean you've got centenarians,who are incredible.
You've got folks in wheelchairs, right, and then you've got
your younger seniors right, your50-year-old.
Stacy Sigler (12:06):
They're not accepting their senior yet, but
yes, they're there Just toclarify I am a baby boomer.
So I am a little older than Imight look.
Jazzlyn Flores (12:15):
I get that question a lot when I'm at the
senior center.
So like but you're not oldenough to be that they want to
ID you and I am, they do.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (12:27):
They look at my ID, I'm like here you
go the only time it's nice tobe carded again, right?
So, jazlyn, you don't justparticipate in Maryland Senior
Olympics, you're a trueMontgomery County Recreation
participant.
What is it about ourprogramming that keeps you
coming back?
Jazzlyn Flores (12:40):
I had been away from Montgomery County Rec for a
while.
My kids grew up, they had goneto college, went away from home,
so there was that kind of gapand I did once again.
I didn't really.
My only experience with seniorswas the Holiday Center, because
I used to go vote.
That was our voting center.
I remember my grandmother.
My grandmother lived to be 106.
She lived on her own at 99,over right by the White Oak
(13:04):
Center, and she used to say theride on bus is for old people.
And that's kind of what Ithought about the senior centers
they're for old people and I'mnot old, right, right.
So but once again, going withyou know, I want to get in
better shape.
With my disabilities.
I have a lot of balance issues.
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He had some of the best musicplaying and there were people of
all ages, all ages, some who dothe exercises in the chair and
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some who get out of the chairand do the exercises as well.
And then he has a balance matand I'm like, wow, this is
actually kind of fun, I did this.
Wow, this is actually kind offun, I did this.
So I started looking at otherthings.
So I've taken the not sochallenging supposedly bike
class.
I wasn't too challenging.
Jeremy also teaches a cardiodrumming class, which is so cool
(14:15):
.
So just to try and explain youtake a big laundry tub and then
a big balance ball and put theball on top of the laundry tub.
And then he gives you drumsticksand you are then drumming on
the big ball and once again hehas great music.
And I was like this is exercise, I'm having too much fun.
So that's why I started.
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I'm you know, I don't want tosay like a rec hopper, but I
look at the program and say,okay, what might I be interested
in?
And then try and plot out whatclasses are where.
And for me I don't mind if it'sin White Oak, I'll go to White
Oak.
If it's at the one by HolyCross, which I went there for
(15:00):
the first time last month, Ithink I'll go there because
they're offering another balanceclass there that I'm taking,
and I went to the one inBurtonsville which is another
woman's name, I can't rememberher name Prazner.
Prazner, yes, and the newdowntown Silver Spring one.
So I've been all over and theyeach have their own vibe and
(15:24):
personality.
So I'd say, if you do decide togo and you're like, oh, I don't
think I fit in with this crowd,don't give up.
Try a different location andsee if you're able to Try a
different location and see ifyou fit in with that crowd more.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (15:40):
Yeah, every center is so unique and,
like you said, it has its ownlittle vibe.
So, you know, if one centerdidn't feel right to you, there
are, you know 30 other centersthat you can look at.
And you're right, our seniorprogramming is designed for all
those ability levels right.
So you've got your very activeseniors who you know.
Jazzlyn Flores (15:59):
They have a Zumba class and they keep trying
to get me into Zumba.
The other, the otherparticipants.
They're also very nice.
They're like, oh, you need tocome on Monday to Zumba.
I'm like, no, I don't need tocome on Monday to Zumba.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (16:11):
You'll be picking me off the floor.
All right, we're going to getyou into Zumba.
Stacey, tell me a little bitabout the variety of senior
programming that the departmentoffers.
Stacy Sigler (16:21):
Well, as you said, for all levels.
We offer a lot of exerciseclasses, obviously, from balance
seated yoga, regular yoga, theZumba's, of course, tai Chi.
We have a lot of Tai Chi andsome stretching.
So we focus on all areas ofexercise.
In addition to that, we have alot of educational programs,
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seminars, speakers, specialevents, special programs you
know we highlight, like worldelder abuse awareness day, and
have functions for that.
So we just try to bring a lotof a variety to people to to
join the centers to participatein.
If we don't have it, we'realways willing to consider it.
You know, you just have a chatwith the center director and see
what can be done.
Of course, if it's somebodywilling to volunteer their time
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to help us with it, you know whynot?
If we have the space, we'lldefinitely look into it.
So we want the Jazlins of theworld to keep coming back and to
come try us for the first time.
So keep it fresh.
Jazzlyn Flores (17:23):
One of the things that we haven't mentioned
that was a big considerationfor me is a number of the senior
classes are free and I don'tthink people realize that you
know you can take a yoga classand don't need to pay to go to a
gym.
You can, and the gym, and thegym is also free now.
Stacy Sigler (17:33):
We have the free membership.
Jazzlyn Flores (17:35):
You can do the free membership at the gym.
You can do the free membership.
Now the pools are different,but the rec centers, so the.
So the classes I've beentalking about, the balance boom,
the drumming, the other there'sa bone builders I know is very
popular.
There's no fee for them.
So that was a hugeconsideration for me on, you
know, on a tight budget, aseveryone else is knowing that,
(17:57):
okay, I can take these classesand it's not costing me 90, a
hundred dollars that it would,or more that it would cost on
the outside and I don't knowenough people are aware that
there's so many classes that areavailable and the lectures that
they offer and things that areavailable for free?
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (18:12):
Yeah, no, that's a great point that
you brought up.
We try to make sure that theseclasses are, you know, available
to everyone, and right and forour senior community, often the
financial cost is the barrier toentry.
So a lot of our programming isfree, if not low cost, and then
we have financial aid availablethat folks can qualify for and
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use if they needed to offset thecost of a class, and we have
transportation available too.
Stacy Sigler (18:40):
We do To most of our centers also Monday through
Friday.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (18:43):
So if you're not driving anymore, we
will take you, we will get youthere.
Jazzlyn Flores (18:48):
There's really.
No, you took away all theexcuses, barriers that I had,
yeah, you know of.
Oh, you must go to every singlesession.
No, you don't.
You know if the teachers, ifyou tell, explain to the teacher
in advance, I have some issuesor I can't come every day, Most
of them will cooperate with you.
So, okay, that got taken away.
The cost barrier got taken away.
Well, now you're telling me thetransportation issue also
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Because there's days I can'tdrive, yeah.
So I think that's one of thethings is why it got me in and
got me in so much within a year.
And got me in so much within ayear Because a year ago you know
it was it was, it was 2020,september 2023 was the first
time I even thought about it.
So now we're almost on twoyears, right, but I wasn't doing
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these classes, I was justswimming.
I wasn't doing everything thatI'm doing now.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (19:36):
So how has your quality of life
changed?
As you know, you've gone from ahermit at home like you
described yourself to this likeunbelievably outgoing person.
Stacy Sigler (19:46):
I mean, you're on a podcast, you're testifying in
front of counsel right.
Right right.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (19:52):
That is not a hermit.
So you've made a hugetransition.
Jazzlyn Flores (19:55):
I have made a huge transition and so I
definitely want to stipulatethat medical wise, I'm not much
better, you know.
Yeah, I've lost a lot of weight, so that's helped with my
cholesterol and other things,but, but my main issues are
still there.
But, as I mentioned at thetestimony, the rec center and
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all the different classes, itgives you hope to know that.
You know it's different beingmiserable and disabled, which is
what I pretty much was, versushappy and disabled and having
that hope of like OK, I feelreally crappy today, let me take
some medication and see, can I?
I'll just, I'll just go forI'll start crappy today.
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Let me take some medication.
See, can I?
I'll just, I'll just go for the, I'll start the class and if I
don't like it, if I can't do it,I'll just leave.
And if you leave early, they'relike okay, come back next week.
Not, why are you leaving early?
There's no, there's, there's nojudgment.
It's a judgment free zone.
Absolutely it really is, andthey talk about that a lot,
especially with you know, ok,don't go out and buy a lot of
fitness gear.
(20:57):
You know, a T-shirt and shortsor pants, whatever you have,
they're not.
They're not judging you on.
Oh, you're not wearing thelatest style and fashion.
There's.
There's no judgment there atall.
Stacy Sigler (21:08):
And that's so.
Jazzlyn Flores (21:09):
So that's a lot and I do.
Now when my husband asks, youknow, I'm going to go to the
soccer field, you want to come?
I now say I'll say 80 percenttime I'll say, when it's hot
like this, no, no, no, no.
But I'll now go and he, but hepacks a lawn chair for me and I
can sit in the lawn chair wherebefore I would not go.
When my, my daughter recentlygot married and everyone was
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concerned about me walking downthe aisle and not falling over
um, the balance, classes andeverything, and I also, I was
also really concerned do I wantto be in the wedding?
I don't want.
You know, I was so nervousabout it.
Um, having the classes andhaving being out with people in
it.
And I would say, um, my otherdaughter says that it's a, it's
(21:53):
a safe third space is the termshe uses and it is a safe space
for me and it lets me okay, letme work on being able to walk
from here to there so that Idon't stumble and fall.
And asking an instructor what'sthe best way, and they're like
okay, you're walking the wrongway, put your heel down first.
Okay, put my heel down first sothat, on the quality of life
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has changed completely.
Yes, I still have a sometimeslike a week where I might be in
the house a whole week.
I'll never go out, I won't goshopping, I won't do anything.
And then I always think, okay,tuesday's my next class, let's
try and go for Tuesday.
And if I don't make Tuesday,okay, wednesday, let's try.
So I try and build more classesthan I might be able to take,
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just so I can try and keep going.
Don't give up.
It's so easy to slide backwardsand I know how easy it would be
for me to be a hermit again andjust give up, especially when
you're in pain or you're notdoing well or something, or the
heat.
So I think that's probably thebiggest changes is so medically
not so much, I was really hopingfor more, but emotionally,
spiritually, mindset hasdefinitely improved a lot.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (23:06):
Yeah Well, we're so proud of you and
we're all rooting for you, thankyou.
And we'll be rooting for youagain at Senior Olympics this
year.
Yes, I will be.
Jazzlyn Flores (23:14):
I'm not going to go go to the.
I qualified for nationals,uh-huh, but that was a bit much
for me okay, baby steps, babyright she tried to convince me
to go and I'm like no, I'm notready for that yet.
Okay, that's because that'sreally out of my comfort zone,
that's not even in my home area,shell, but I am thinking about
(23:34):
doing a different, differentswimming event.
Um, so, uh, I I tried it forthe first time two weeks ago I
think it was a week ago and Iactually did all the laps.
I was like okay.
So then I timed myself and Ilooked at I'm like a minute
slower than everybody else, butI'm like I don't care, can I,
can I finish it without beingdisqualified?
So you'll have to come and cometo the swimming event and see,
(23:57):
do I actually do this?
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (23:58):
We'll be in the Jazlyn section
bringing you on for sure, stacey, if someone is listening to
this and they want toparticipate or volunteer because
we need a lot of volunteers tomake this happen how can they?
Stacy Sigler (24:12):
get involved.
Absolutely.
You just reach out to us,Definitely through Montgomery
County Recreation's website.
You can get all of MarylandSenior Olympics information.
They have their own website.
Give us a call, send us anemail.
We're going to convince you tocome join us to either
participate because the motto isto participate is to win.
It really is about doing it foryourself and your health and
(24:33):
for whatever reasons you want todo it for yourself and then
absolutely welcome volunteers tocome out and cheer everybody on
and help us with some of theworkload.
And definitely spectators Imean spectators are always
welcome.
It's a good way to kind of getan idea of what it's all about
and decide if you want to do itfor yourself or come volunteer.
Absolutely, come see us andcheer everybody on.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (24:57):
Yeah, I encourage everyone to head out
as a spectator.
Some of the most inspiringevents that I have been to with
recreation are Maryland SeniorOlympic events.
They are amazing and you get tomeet great people like Jazlyn.
Jazlyn, thank you so much forsharing your story with us today
.
Thank you for asking me.
I hope.
Jazzlyn Flores (25:14):
I really hope I inspire even one person to just
say let me try something.
Let me try either try a classat recreation or pick an event
with Senior Olympics.
If I have a very low bar, oneperson, if one person is
motivated to try it, that meansthe world to me, that my story
has helped someone to make thateffort to do what I did and like
(25:38):
get out more and get back intoliving life and not have life
taking over you.
Carmen Berrios-Martinez (25:43):
Yeah well, I think you're going to
inspire a lot more than just oneperson.
And, stacey, thank you so muchfor all you do for Maryland
Senior Olympics and for thedepartment, and thank you, guys
for joining us today.
We'll see you back here nextmonth for the next edition of
Inside Recreation.
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