Mr Motivator delivers fitness class at care home

Image source, Steve Jones/BBC Image caption, Mr Motivator rose to fame on our screens in the 1990s By Steve Jones Yorkshire , Reporting from Lindley Published 22 July 2026 Tuesday afternoons at Lindley Park Care Home in Huddersfield are usually a time for relaxing, a short walk or enjoying something from the tea trolley as it makes it way round the peaceful 61-bed facility, which provides residential care and care for those with dementia. But today, it is party time. Mr Motivator, the 90s TV icon and original fitness influencer, is in town to deliver a fitness class to nine of the home's 42 residents. Lycra-clad and a kaleidoscope of colour, the 73-year-old moves like a man half his age as he leads a chairobics session soundtracked by a feel-good pop megamix. "It's important when you get the opportunity to spread the message of wellbeing and movement that you grab it with both hands," he explains before the class. "A care home is one of those places that needs the motivation." Image source, Steve Jones/BBC Image caption, Mr Motivator brightened up the day for residents at a care home in Huddersfield Mr Motivator's message has certainly landed in this quiet corner of West Yorkshire. Staff and residents follow along with moves like the steering wheel, air guitar and shooting the basketball. The room is full of bright colours and smiling faces, with ailments temporarily banished. In the corner, a visually impaired man gets up out of his chair to move his body and dance, much to the delight of staff. "I have been doing this for 20 years and the one thing I've learned is that the last thing they want to be doing is sat around doing nowt," says one worker. "They have all been doctors and nurses. It's us in 20 years." Despite spending four decades getting the nation moving, Mr Motivator insists he will "never" slow down. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Mr Motivator puts care home residents through their paces "I meet too many people who retire and they are sitting around waiting to expire," he says. "You don't know how much time you have been given, so therefore you need to try and ensure you are less dependent on other people." His message is that wellbeing is important to everyone, "it's just not enough of us embrace it". "The lines in the NHS could be half the size if everybody tomorrow took control of their own wellbeing - and that starts with wellbeing. "Movement is medicine. Put a bit of laughter into it and it's even better medicine." According to the NHS, adults aged 65 and over should aim to be physically active every day and complete "at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week". Despite this, research from Sport England has found that 42% of people aged 55 and over are inactive, compared to 29% of the adult population. The afternoon's special visit has been organised by Bailey Greetham, who runs a business delivering fitness and wellbeing classes ac