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The Osteobusters Exercise and Education Program is a community-based program for older adults which encourages participants to take steps to build and to maintain strong bones. It is presented in a small group format and is led by trained peer volunteers.

The program consists of exercises designed to improve balance, muscle strength and posture, and to encourage participation in weight-bearing activities.

Engaging in regular exercise to the extent of your abilities may help you to:

• Maintain bone density and bone strength in adulthood
• Increase muscle mass
• Improve posture, body mechanics and balance
• Reduce the risk for fall-related fractures

Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles bearing a single letter onto a board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward in columns, and be included in a standard dictionary or lexicon.

Gentle yoga is a variation of the hatha tradition of yoga. It was created to be accessible to all types of students, and to support their mental, physical, and spiritual needs. Gentle yoga seeks to provide therapeutic modifications to common yoga poses. Contact Sharon to sign up.

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can be done sitting on a chair or standing on the ground while using the chair for support. It is beneficial for people with limited mobility and for those who want to practice yoga at their workplace.

A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other.

Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric, often used in many types of garments. Knitting creates multiple loops of yarn, called stitches, in a line or tube. Knitting has multiple active stitches on the needle at one time. Contact Sharon to sign up.

Looking to meet new people? Looking to have fun? Looking to keep your mind sharp?

Well look no further. Join the Mahjong Group! If you have not yet played the game and are looking to observe and learn a bit about it, Monday is our more casual day. If you have played before, Tuesdays & Thursdays would be the days for you.

Contact:
Vivian Gauger at (518) 747-6145, Tues & Thurs
Linda McDowell (518) 796-5462, Mon

WHAT IS NORDIC POLE WALKING????

The fitness and health benefits of Nordic Walking are significantly greater than regular walking, trekking or even jogging, with scientific research from Europe and the USA proving that Nordic Walking:

• Activates 90% of the body’s muscles
• Burns up to 46% more calories than regular walking
• Increases aerobic effect by up to 25% compared to regular walking
• Decreases load and strain on the lower body
• Tones upper arms, shoulders and back muscles
• Improves lateral mobility of the spine
• Develops core stability and strength
• Promotes an upright posture

These benefits are achieved through the use of specially designed poles and a properly learned and performed Nordic Walking technique, whereby the poles are used as a resistance tool to engage the upper body. The result is a low impact, high results, total body exercise.

Shuffleboard is a game in which players use cues to push weighted discs, sending them gliding down a narrow court, with the purpose of having them come to rest within a marked scoring area.