Don’t let the chairs fool you. The people exercising while seated in the gym at the Vigo County YMCA are putting hard-core effort into their Silver Sneakers workouts. With instructor Donna Paul-Bonham ...
Seniors in Jan Fetzer’s Silver Sneakers classes at the Lake County YMCA are familiar with her frequent reminder to “put your shoulders in your back pocket.” The short, snappy directive translates to ...
COSHOCTON – Royce Emerson is the oldest serving sheriff’s office deputy in Ohio at the age of 80. He credits much of his ability to continue to meet certifications and serve in the auxiliary of the ...
Helen Blazejewski of Wilkes-Barre, in the foreground, stretches her arm toward the ceiling during a Silver Sneakers exercise class at the Greater Wyoming Valley YMCA. ‘I love it,’ Blazejewski said of ...
Lindsay said he had already walked his usual 2 miles a day prior to the 10:30 a.m. class. This is a different type of exercise. We use hand weights here, which I don't when I walk," he said. The ...
WILKES-BARRE — The Jewish Community Center has received approval to add programming that will benefit older adults. The social, educational and recreational hub, located at 60 S. River St., plans to ...
Silver sneakers is a fitness program aimed at helping those over 50 live healthy, active life styles. But at the Port Arthur YMCA the class isn't just all about the exercise. It's about the fun and ...
Or maybe I should have written Silver Sneakers are trying to kill me. I’ve been back and forth about this. Of course, I’m referring here to the Silver Sneakers program rather than the fact that a ...
That same year, it’s estimated that 34 percent of Lake County’s population will be over the age of 60. It’s expected that population will outnumber residents 20 years and younger. Lake County West End ...