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Outside the Health Club, Tai Chi
and Feldenkrais classes are popular
among seniors. The Sports and
Recreation program at both campuses
offers additional opportunities.
"We received a state grant to pur-
chase ping pong tables and tennis nets
so that we can get senior leagues going
in these activities," says Andy Fairman
of JPM. Both Fairman and Sid Fox of
the Kahn Building plan to increase
the senior program with additional
leagues in volleyball and more open
gym activities.
"What's important is that people
choose an activity that they will do,"
says Fox. "It really matters less what
you do as long as you avoid being
sedentary"
A recent University of California at
San Francisco study looked at more
Than 5,000 women over 65. It found
that even moderate activity — 18
holes of golf once a week, tennis twice
a week, or walking one mile per day
— protected brain function.
Researchers believe exercise protects
the brain in several ways, including
increasing
blood flow
and decreas-
ing the risk of
diseases that
interfere with
memory.
Three days
a week, Ed
Chalom
attends a one-
hour tennis
aerobics pro-
Baylee Shulman of
gram at the
Franklin
Franklin returns a
serve during class.
Fitness &
Racquet Club
in Southfield. "After the class, there's
always a pick-up doubles game for
another hour or so," says Chalom.
Tennis aerobics, T'ai Chi, and
weight training are part of the Young
At Heart program at Franklin.
According to director Joyce
Weckstein, the activities meet the
needs of seniors at all levels of fitness.
Other classes include Pilates, yoga,
stretching, spinning, racquetball and
water exercises.
"I have all shapes, sizes and levels of
fitness in my yoga and stretching
classes," says Kitty Elenbass, who
teaches at Franklin. "Seniors are a
wonderful group of people, always
eager to learn. What makes these
classes even more special is that they
become part of their social life and
good friendships develop."

Keep Moving

Growing older is accompanied by a

decrease in lean muscle mass.
However, it remains unclear how of
the loss is due to aging and how much
reflects a decrease in physical activity.
According to Myrna Partrich, co-
owner of the Workout Company in
Birmingham, seniors need to maintain
balance, muscle tone, flexibility and
cardiovascular fitness to avoid injury.
"Our business has changed in the
past 22 years," says Partrich. "We're
no longer just aerobics. We have class-
es for flexibility, yoga for beginners,
Pilates-inspired stretching, and more
stretching work at the ballet bar."
Posture, flexibility, and strength are
emphasized
at
Equilibrium
Mind-Body
Fitness in
Bloomfield
Hills, which
uses the
Pilates
approach.
"We find
that women
work with
our trainers
Ed Chalom of Beverly or join our
Hills enjoys tennis
classes to
aerobics at Franklin.
prevent or
treat osteoporosis and to feel better,"
says Nancy Hodari, co-owner. "Many
of our clients are seniors because our
approach to exercise focuses on pos-
ture, flexibility and strength.
"A woman who ages beautifully has
good posture, holding her neck up
correctly. A woman who ages grace-
. fully has the flexibility to get out of
the car correctly"
There are no particular programs
for seniors at the Sports Club in West
Bloomfield and CMI Health and .
Swim Club in Southfield. However,
both have enough variation in their
health and fitness programs so that
many activities are suited for seniors.
Water exercise classes and soft aerobic
classes are usually attended by seniors
at CMI, says fitness director Stan
Witkowski.
At the Sports Club, senior members
"know the value of daily activity," says
Eileen Cruse, group fitness director.
"Spinning, Pilates, water aerobics,
yoga and working with personal train-
ers are their more common activities."
Although regular physical activity
can extend a person's life span, a more
important benefit of exercise is greater
well-being, enhanced self-esteem, a
sense of self-efficacy, and a reduced
risk of anxiety and depression.
All that with only 30 minutes four
or five times a week is life's best
bargain.

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