Linda Nenninger, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

Group fitness weight training sessions for seniors will be one hour long classes based around a chair using lightweight dumbbells. Activity being categorized as a moderate intensity for the apparently healthy individual. All seniors are encouraged to participate in order to to improve cardiovascular and strength conditioning levels as well as supplement and foster the social interaction of seniors obtained during group fitness activity. Group fitness for seniors will improve the mental, physical, and psychological well being of seniors as they age.

All participants will be required to fill out a healthy history form and liability release form before participating in the exercise program. A blood pressure check will be performed on all participants before and after each session.

Strength training for seniors will:

Reduce arthritis pain
Decrease low back pain and increase low back strength
Reduce resting blood pressure
Increase lean muscle tissue
Increase bone mass and density
Improve glucose metabolism
Increase the speed of food digestion
Increase resting metabolic rate
Improve mental and physical conditioning for all daily and recreational activities

WALK AWAY CANCER!

You know that walking helps your heart and reduces your waistline, but did you know it also cuts your cancer risk? Researchers say 30 minutes of walking per day can keep cancer at bay or increase the survival odds of those who get cancer. Why? They maintain it's because those who walk on a regular basis are much less likely to be obese, and obesity is a major risk factor for many types of cancer, including breast cancer.