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January 2017
Happy New Year! The Oasis is a great place to begin your New Year’s resolution to
feel better. Diet, rest, and exercise are keys to better health. Kirby Pines offers many
opportunities to improve strength, endurance, balance and cardio-vascular health. Our four
exercise classes supported by the Arthritis Foundation include Tai Chi, Arthritis Exercise
(Stand and Sit). Water Aerobics, and Walk with Ease (a six week class that will be offered
in the spring). We also offer a Yoga Stretch class. These classes are tailored to your needs
and having arthritis is not a requirement to take a class. A resident led class that has been
together for years meets three times a week in the PAC.
If group exercise is not your forte, Kirby Pines has an amazing variety of equipment for
a small gym to exercise upper body, lower body and improve cardiovascular functions.
The Oasis is open 24 hours/7days a week. For training to operate the equipment, make an
appointment with Mary Hand.
Advanced Water Aerobics
Monday & Wednesday
8:30 am-9:30 am in the Pool
Exercise in the PAC
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
9:30 am in the PAC
Tai Chi
Monday
2:00 pm in the PAC
Yoga Stretch
Wednesday
10:30 am in the PAC
Men’s Only Water Aerobics
Tuesday & Thursday
8:30 am - 9:15 am in the Pool
Arthritis Foundation
Water Aerobics
Tuesday & Thursday
9:30 am - 10:15 am in the Pool
Arthritis Foundation
Sit/Stand Class
Tuesday & Thursday
11:00 am - 11:45 am in the A&C
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
Keep Your Resolution and
Remember to sign up for the Walk Across America Program that Oasis will be offering
this month. Participants may begin registering January 2. The program will run from
January 9 through March 6 for 8 weeks. Every week, we will track how many miles each
participant walks, or completes on the Nu-Step or treadmill on their time schedule. (Get
credit for 1 mile for each exercise class you participate in) If you use your pedometer, on
average, 2000 steps equals one mile. Everyone’s mileage will be kept up individually and
as a group total to see how far we can walk; pointing out interesting landmarks along the
Appalachian Trail, 2185 miles of trail from Georgia to Maine. We’ll have photos along the
hike and follow our progress on a map. Helpful tips, awards and surprises for everyone will
be handed out along the “trail”.
Weekly door prizes and a Grand Prize at the end will be
awarded for the most miles.
Make
plans to join our Walk across
America Program in 2017.
Exercise is a key to a strong and
healthy lifestyle boosting energy
levels, lifting spirits, improving
balance, enhancing immune
system and aiding weight loss
programs. With such a variety
of exercise options, how could
you resist resolving to visit the
Oasis more often in 2017? Mary
Hand will be available to assist
you in the Oasis and for medical
concerns, call on the competent
staff in the Ready for Rehab
Center.
LET’S WALK ACROSS AMERICA!