Different people have different fitness goals, but a group of seniors in Brooklyn, New York, stuck to a particularly regimented exercise plan to receive the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA).

Seniors, many of whom are in their 80s and 90s, get together on a regular basis at the Abe Stark Senior Center in Canarsie, Brooklyn, to combat the effects of aging with fitness, NY1 News reports. Their dedication recently earned them the prestigious award that is part of the President's Challenge, a national health program most well known for its use across America's schools to help children stay fit.

However, according to its official website, anyone can participate in this challenge. Children, seniors at retirement communities and people with disabilities are all eligible for certain challenges so long as their end goal is to get healthy.

To receive PALA, the seniors needed to be active for 30 minutes a day for at least five days a week for six out of eight weeks. In addition, they met a healthy eating goal recommended by the program.

"I noticed some of the fellows here who do not do exercise, they can't hardly walk," Monty Garcia, 96, the program's oldest participant, told the news outlet. "So getting up and doing exercise, walking around means a great deal for your body, your legs especially."