Meet the Centenarian Woman Who Just Outworked All of Us
May 11, 2025
Let’s be real: aging gets a bad rap.
We’re told to slow down. To shrink. To stop being so much. We’re supposed to act our age, dress our age, sit quietly, and—god forbid—stop doing planks at 100 years old.
Well, someone forgot to tell Jerry Leo.
And we’re so damn glad she did.
Because this century-old firecracker from Long Island is doing more than living her best life—she’s holding a damn perfect plank, dropping one-liners with more sass than a Real Housewife, and inspiring a generation of women who are so over the idea that aging means fading.
“You don’t stop moving because you get old. You get old because you stop moving.”
Mic. Drop.
The world wants older women to disappear. Jerry wants you to get up and move.
In a recent viral news feature, Jerry shared her love of movement, her hatred of boring workouts, and her absolute refusal to let age define her limits.
She dances. She planks. She slays.
But she’s not doing it to prove anything to the world.
She’s doing it because it brings her joy.
Read that again.
Not to shrink. Not to erase wrinkles. Not to “bounce back” or fit into some dusty version of who she used to be.
Nope—she moves for joy.
And then… there’s that Instagram Reel.
If you’ve seen it, you know.
It’s not just a video—it’s a gut check. A mirror. A reminder.
A woman lifts. Her strength is undeniable. Her smile is contagious. The caption reads:
“We don’t stop lifting because we get older. We get older because we stop lifting.”
And suddenly you remember the version of you who loved being strong. The one who knew she was built for more. The one who wasn’t afraid to take up space—physically, mentally, unapologetically.
This isn’t about Jerry, or one viral video, or one badass gym session.
This is about every woman who’s ever been told she was “too old,” “too late,” or “too much.”
Screw the expiration dates. Strength doesn’t age out.
So, what now?
You get up.
You move.
You plank for five seconds or fifty—who cares?
You laugh with your girlfriends. You lift the heavy weights. You wear the crop top. You rage against invisibility and defy every dusty stereotype that says you’re supposed to be winding down.
And when the world tries to hand you its usual script about aging?
You hand it back with a wink and say:
“I’ve got better things to do—like hold a damn plank at 100.”
