A Cemetery as an Exercise Hotspot? Yes, in Zimbabwe

A Cemetery as an Exercise Hotspot? Yes, in Zimbabwe
AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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Caroline Vumbunu believes that exercising among the dead helps prolong her life.

Every morning, the 59-year-old takes power walks in the Warren Hills cemetery in Zimbabwe’s capital.

She’s not alone. The cemetery has become a workout site for dozens of other Zimbabweans due to a lack of gyms and other exercise venues in many Harare neighborhoods. Vumbunu navigates not only through rows of graves but also past people performing calisthenics.

A man exercises as he walks dogs, in the Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
A man exercises as he walks dogs, in the Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare. AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi