Staying fit earns New Orleans woman, 79, a national award. ‘I have a lot of life left in me.’

There was one more challenge 79-year-old Anne Thibodeaux was determined to complete — walking up the 72 steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the location of the well-known scene in the movie “Rocky” where the fictional boxer, played by Sylvester Stallone, runs up the steps as part of his training.

And Thibodeaux did it.

“When I got up those stairs, I imitated the same scene when ‘Rocky’ raised his arms in victory,” Thibodeaux said. “I felt great.”…

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