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Dick Van Dyke, 100, Posts Inversion-Table Video With Message to ‘Keep Moving’

Widespread online admiration has followed the clip, prompting medical cautions about who should use inversion therapy.

Overview

  • The actor posted a short Instagram clip showing himself on an inversion table with the caption “#DVD100 1/2 workout inversion table #keepmoving.”
  • Van Dyke has long said regular activity keeps him well and reportedly exercises about three times a week and still goes to the gym with his wife.
  • Fans reacted with astonishment and praise in the post’s comments, calling his flexibility motivating and noting his continued vitality at an advanced age.
  • An inversion table reverses a user’s body to create a traction-like stretch that can ease back tightness and improve flexibility but can be unsafe for people with certain heart, eye, or blood-pressure conditions.
  • Health reporters say older adults should consult a clinician before trying inversion therapy and note Van Dyke’s clip highlights the broader point that consistent, safe movement can support strength, balance, and independence as people age.