Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

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 1:45 pm in the PAC Yoga Stretch Wednesday 10:30 am in the PAC Men’s 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 PAC • 4 • The Pinecone | January 2020 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 (an 8 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. 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 at 369-7334. Remember to sign up for the Walk the World Challenge! For the past 5 years, residents of Kirby Pines have taken the challenge to Walk Across America walking almost 5 million steps each year. This year we are expanding our horizons and Walking Across Canada from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Participants may begin registering January 6, 2020, in the Oasis. The program will run eight weeks, from January 13th through March 9th. Each week, we will track how many miles each participant walks, or completes on the Nu-Step, bike 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 or keep track on your fitbit or walking app. Record your mileage weekly in the Oasis sign-in book. 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 way. 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”. Another benefit will be the reward of beginning and continuing a great exercise habit of walking for strength and endurance. Weekly door prizes and a Grand Prize (two tickets for an Exquisite Cuisine dinner) at the end will be awarded for the most miles recorded. Make plans to join our Walk the World challenge for 2020. 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 2020? 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 Kirby Pines Help You Keep Your Resolution FOR IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH!