Saskatoon walking soccer program brings exercise at a low-impact pace [Video]

If there’s a highlight reel goal, you likely won’t need to watch it in slow motion.

But that doesn’t mean the players aren’t competitive.

More than a dozen walking soccer players move around the pitch at the Saskatoon Sports Centre as fast as they can without breaking into a run.

“Unfortunately, for guys that have played the game for year,s and ladies that have played the game for years, it’s difficult to just walk,” said David Taylor, 78, one of the player-organizers of Saskatoon’s drop-in walking soccer program.

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Most of the players who show up to the drop-in program are retired — though there are some younger players — but old age hasn’t worn down their grit.

As Taylor spoke with CBC, people scurried around the pitch behind him at the quickest pace allowed and yelled orders to their teammates.

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