Lifelong Wellness   

Every 20 minutes a person dies from a fall. If you are 70 years of age or older, you are four times more likely to fall than the population as a whole. The water is a great environment to improve strength and to improve your balance. The class targets stabilizing muscles which will help keep you on your feet. The class starts with basic simple balance exercises and slowly progresses to more challenging movements. It is held in the indoor pool at The Ranch. No swimming skills necessary.

Note: Students need to bring a bathing suit, change of clothes and towel for class. This class is being held at The Ranch Fitness Center & Spa.

Lack of balance is not just about falls, it also limits our agility which decreases our athletic ability.  Up to 50% of older adults have balance issues which negatively impacts a healthy, active lifestyle.  Come learn how to restore your balance and get back to giving your best, doing what you enjoy most.

Aging is a process not a problem. Flip the switch on anti-aging rhetoric and thinking, which is misleading and harmful. The World Health Organization describes agism as; "prevalent, deeply ingrained and more socially accepted that other forms of bias."

The consumer market is flooded with 'anti-aging' labels to sell us stuff. This ubiquitous phrase reinforces that aging is something to fight rather than accept. Explore the dangers of ageist thinking and embrace a mind-set that views aging as a time of growth and opportunity.

Re-direct your perceptions of aging! Pro-aging wellness is rooted in six pillars of health: physical activity, nutrition, restorative sleep, stress management, social connection and avoidance of risky substances. Join the 'pro-aging' wellness movement and allow yourself to live life to the fullest at any age.

Whether you were once watching Jack LaLanne in your living room, sweatin to the oldies, donning your leg warmers, going to the club to lift weights like Arnold, or are currently taking advantage of the many opportunities to live an active lifestyle, come join this one-hour lighthearted conversational look at the history of fitness in America.

Do you have arthritis, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis?  Come join us for joint specific related exercises done in the warm water of the Ranch indoor pool.  The exercises are approved by the Arthritis Foundation for an aquatic workout and each participant will receive a handout of the 65+ exercises practiced during the class.  Learn how to move those painful joints through their full range of motion with the aid of the water.  No swimming skill required as this is a shallow water class.

NOTE:  Students need to bring a bathing suit, change of clothes and towel for the class.

 

An energizing combination of walking and stopping for functional movement and light exercise at regular intervals. The park experience will allow the participant to enjoy outdoor elements like fresh air, sunshine, and the social aspect of group activities in a beautiful park setting.    Note: Class will meet at the pavilion. Please bring a bottle of water and comfortable shoes.

1st Week : Warm-up full body strech, walk as a group for 1/4 mile at a moderate pace. Add fuctional movements. 

2nd Week: Walk another 1/4 mile and add some boxing movements. 

3rd Week: Walk another 1/4 mile while doing the Indian Walk and various movements.

4th Week: Will be a combination of cones, colored discs on the grass, with a progressively harder combination to work on brain power. 

T'ai Chi Chih is an easier form of T'ai Chi to learn.  Regular practice of the gentle movements results in a state of well-being from the inside-out and far-reaching benefits.  Participants will learn fundamentals of how to move, 7 to 9 of the movements and experience a T'ai Chi Chih practice with the instructor.  

Note: Class meet at Sholom Park at 7110 SW 80th Ave, Ocala, FL 34481- Pavilion Area.