Tai Ji Quan™: Moving for Better Balance aims to improve balance, coordination, and stability using gentle, low-impact movements based on the forms of Tai Chi. This progressive, evidence-based, 12-week program has been shown to increase confidence, reduce the risk of falling, and enhance overall fitness for participants. This program meets twice a week for one hour.
Participants in the program:
- Improve their balance
- Increase their self-confidence
- Gain a sense of achievement
- Improve their well-being
In addition to the program’s physical benefits, the safe, supportive group setting provides an opportunity for participants to enjoy learning with like-minded adults and find relief from the isolation that can sometimes come from living with limited mobility.
Enhance®Fitness is a proven community-based senior fitness and arthritis management program. It helps older adults become more active, energized, and empowered for independent living. Enhance®Fitness has been nationally recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, and the National Council on Aging. This program meets 3 times per week for one hour.
The program focuses on:
- Stretching
- Flexibility
- Balance
- Low impact aerobics
- Strength training exercises
Though there is no known cure, low-intensity physical activity has been proven to reduce pain, improve functioning, elevate mood, and delay disability. Enhance®Fitness classes are led by certified instructors trained to bring out the physical best in older adults. Instructors adapt exercises to match the fitness level of each person, including seated versions of nearly every exercise. Classes take place in a relaxed atmosphere filled with opportunities for laughter and making new friends.
“Please let people with Parkinson’s Disease know that this program is very effective in helping delay the progression of symptoms. That has been my experience. The program has kept me moving.” – Janet Daniels, Enhance®Fitness Participant
If have any questions or would like to learn more about these programs, please contact Cindy Lafond, Executive Director of Health Interventions, at 603.232.8668 or clafond@graniteymca.org.
