<p>When Germany went into lockdown following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Erika Rischko, now 81 years old, posted her first 12-second video on TikTok in which she danced the popular Cha-Cha Slide line dance with her husband.</p>.<p>Since then, Rischko has uploaded more than 100 videos of herself doing exercises like planks and pull-ups, as well as dancing, to encourage others to remain active during lockdown.</p>.<p>"Move and do something! Don't just sit in a corner and mope. That's just the worst," she told <em>Reuters</em>.</p>.<p>She has amassed around 125,000 followers and more than 2 million likes on the TikTok app, which is hugely popular among teenagers and is best known for dance and lip-syncing routines and viral challenges.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tiktok-strikes-deal-with-ufc-to-live-stream-content-952729.html" target="_blank">TikTok strikes deal with UFC to live-stream content</a></strong></p>.<p>In some of her clips, which her daughter shoots for her, she trains by herself and takes on fitness challenges set by people who are decades younger than her.</p>.<p>In others, she and her husband, whom she met in a dancing event years ago, do synchronized dance routines.</p>.<p>Rischko said she was especially encouraged by the comments that young people post in the app, cheering her on.</p>.<p>"I'm really happy. I've never been as self-confident as I am now," she said.</p>
<p>When Germany went into lockdown following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Erika Rischko, now 81 years old, posted her first 12-second video on TikTok in which she danced the popular Cha-Cha Slide line dance with her husband.</p>.<p>Since then, Rischko has uploaded more than 100 videos of herself doing exercises like planks and pull-ups, as well as dancing, to encourage others to remain active during lockdown.</p>.<p>"Move and do something! Don't just sit in a corner and mope. That's just the worst," she told <em>Reuters</em>.</p>.<p>She has amassed around 125,000 followers and more than 2 million likes on the TikTok app, which is hugely popular among teenagers and is best known for dance and lip-syncing routines and viral challenges.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tiktok-strikes-deal-with-ufc-to-live-stream-content-952729.html" target="_blank">TikTok strikes deal with UFC to live-stream content</a></strong></p>.<p>In some of her clips, which her daughter shoots for her, she trains by herself and takes on fitness challenges set by people who are decades younger than her.</p>.<p>In others, she and her husband, whom she met in a dancing event years ago, do synchronized dance routines.</p>.<p>Rischko said she was especially encouraged by the comments that young people post in the app, cheering her on.</p>.<p>"I'm really happy. I've never been as self-confident as I am now," she said.</p>