Nov 2nd Our speaker was Joel Minton, Active Living Fitness Coach. Joel led us in some some exercises to benefit those of us with limited mobility and balance issues (and those of us who are caregivers and need to keep our strength up also). We had fun with our fellow travelers as the music helped us:

1. Warm-up done seated or standing
2. Gentle movements for mobility in the shoulders, arms, wrists, fingers, knees (not weight bearing movement), hips, ankles
3. Seated strengthening exercises including calf raises and ankle dorsiflexion (toe raises for the anterior tibialis), toe presses, heel ‘slides,’ and isometrics.
4. Supported balance practice at differentiated levels of progression (seated or standing as abilities permit) including visual tracking, foot placement, leg raise, leg curl and extension
5. Work with a hand-held ball incorporating different movements for finger recuperation,coordination, and strengthening
6. A cool down of breathing and upper body stretching, with some novel stretches not commonly seen.