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LIMBER UP WITH
LAUGHS AT
SILVERSNEAKERS®
by Art Eberhardt

The YMCA of Steuben County offers great exercise classes for Active Older Adults.

I am well qualified age wise, but would not be nearly as active without the Y program. It is called SilverSneakers® and is supervised by Cathy Hall for the Y She and Kelly Kobelak take turns at leading exercise groups during the week. My class is at 10 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They are both present at each session and make the time just plain fun. We even have a word guessing game at the beginning like PROBE.

It could be just an ordinary exercise class but it is far from routine. The exercises are thoughtfully designed to work all muscle groups and joint movements. A ball, dumbbell and stretch tube are used. Some balance work is also done. All is done from or near your own chair. Both Cathy and Kelly manage to make just enough small changes each time to also keep us mentally active.

Just plain funny things happen, as you can imagine, and the laughter is very contagious. I think Kelly's laugh is loudest by Cathy is a close second.

Music with a steady beat accompanies the movements. If we do something wrong, like getting left and right backwards, that doesn't matter. There is no criticism from them no matter what you do. Of course, if you could harm yourself or another person, they help right away. The chair is always there and we do some of our movements sitting down.

I can say for sure that the YMCA SilverSneakers® exercise classes are perfect for me. Not only do they help keeping you active, but just the human companionship that comes with attending is helpful and appreciated. It's a lot better than watching TV or being a couch potato most of the day.

Thank you YMCA, Cathy and Kelly.

Art Eberhardt of Angola participates in SilverSneakers® at the YMCA of Steuben County. --article copied from The Herald Republican by permission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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