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Seaforth senior teaching LIFE exercise program
Grace Corbett, 70, offering fitness for anyone up to 95 through Town and Country
Jeff Heuchert
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Thanks to funding from a newly -
received provincial grant, Town and
Country Support Services is offering
five new programs within Huron
County, including a new exercise
program for seniors in Seaforth.
The new program in Seaforth,
along with ones in Clinton and a
new one in Vanastra, are all Bevel-
• opments within the Living
Independently Through Fitness and
Exercise (LIFE) program, which is
run through 'Dawn and Country.
"All the exercise programs are
peer driven and encourage older
adults of all levels of physical activi-
ty to enjoy fitness," says Shelley
McPhee Haist, marketing coordina-
tor for Town and Country.
"It's a program for adults over 55,"
she explains. "They'll do cardio,
stretch training, balance - all of the
components."
A pilot exercise program run in
Clinton last year received over-
whelming support, according to
LIFE coordinator Cheryl Phillips,
who notes in the beginning they
were offering one exercise program,
with 61 individuals registered for
1,085 hours.
"In the 12 months that have fol-
lowed the launch of the LIFE pro-
gram, in Clinton alone, we have cre-
ated four programs with 96 partici-
pants and 2,054
hours of activi-
ty," she says.
Having partici-
pated in the
Clinton exercise
program previ-
ously, Grace
Corbett, of
Seaforth, was
well-suited to
teach the new
program in
Seaforth.
"I told them
I'm 70, but they
said that's fine,"
says Corbett.
According to a
press release
from Town and
Country, each of
the trainers par -
Grace Corbett
ticipated in a course at the
University of Western Ontario to
become certified fitness instructors
with the Canadian Centre for
Activity and Aging.
Corbett says she's hoping for a
large turnout and that "every per-
son up to the age of 95 is welcome."
She recommends the program for
anyone with diabetes or arthritis,
because ` the exercise will "help keep
the joints mobile."
"The program assists older adults
in being active, maintaining their
health, mobility and their indepen-
dence," adds McPhee Haist.
Corbett explains that a regular
meeting will start with a light
warmup, followed by 25 minutes of
cardio exercise, followed by balance
and strengthening exercises - and
All accompanied by "lively music."
"It's a full exercise program," says
Corbett. "It will work every muscle
from your neck to your toes."
The program will be held twice a
week, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9
a.m. at the Seaforth Agriplex. The
program will run for a 12 -week ses-
sion, beginning Sept. 18.
With the addi-
tional $14,260
Town and
Country received
from the
Communities in
Action Fund pro-
vided by the
Ontario Ministry
of Health
Promotion, it will
be offering
another new pro-
gram in Seaforth
called Exercise
While you Sit.
McPhee Haist
says it's a 20 -
minute : gentle
exercise program
that is designed
to help increase
strength and
flexibility. for
seniors.
The progr4m,.
will be held
monthly from 11-
11:30 a.m., prior to .the Seaforth
Diners program. It begins Thursday,
Sept. 21.
If you are interested in participat-
ing in either of the programs in
Seaforth,: or ones offered in
Vanastra or Clinton, you can con-
tact Town and Country Support
Services at 519-482-9264.
Seaforth Manor
Retirement Residence
100 James St. Seaforth
11,110
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