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Joy and Brent Fletcher were living in Berkeley, California but dreamed of retiring in wine country. Of course, they thought about the nearby Sonoma wine region, but it is prohibitively expensive. Then, they stumbled upon the town of McMinnville in Oregon’s wine region and fell in love with the area. They purchased a home in McMinnville and are enjoying the beautiful wineries, charming downtown, low congestion, and slow pace. Find out more about life in Oregon wine country on Episode 114 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.
Joy Fletcher’s business, Agile 4 Life Fitness, specializes in virtual fitness for seniors. Joy’s mission is to touch the lives of a million seniors and give them a more active lifestyle.
Joy has written a number of fitness-related articles for Travel Awaits.
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Joy Fletcher was born and raised in Oregon, Ohio. When her parents moved to North Carolina to retire, she joined them. Joy has a Bachelors in Food in Nutrition. She's a WITS Certified Personal Trainer, credentialed as a Corrective Exercise Specialist in the BioMechanics Method—the highest-rated corrective exercise program in the industry, and she’s a Senior Fitness Consultant. Moreover, she is co-owner of Agile 4 Life Fitness, where she teaches live online fitness classes and personal training to seniors. Her career as a fitness expert has spanned more than three decades. She has worked in hospital-based cardiac rehabs and weight management and designed fitness programming that has helped hundreds of men and women improve their overall health and fitness.
Joy lived in NC for 25 years, where she met Brent. In 2009, Joy moved to Berkeley, CA to join him as he had moved one year earlier for a new job.
Brent Fletcher was born and raised in Mississippi and studied Radio, TV, & Film Production at the University of Southern Mississippi. He started as an Audio Engineer working in radio and television and transitioned into Data Systems installation and maintenance in Berkeley, CA.
In 2018 the couple moved to McMinnville in anticipation of retiring.
Since moving to Oregon, Joy spends her free time exploring her new surroundings, doing some hiking, remodeling, gardening, writing, playing amateur photographer, and trying new recipes. She loves dabbling in computer design and plans on going back to pencil drawing when she starts slowing down. Joy has written a …
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Brent Fletcher was born and raised in Mississippi and studied Radio, TV, & Film Production at the University of Southern Mississippi. He started as an Audio Engineer working in radio and television and transitioned into Data Systems installation and maintenance in Berkeley, CA.
