{"id":13785,"date":"2012-05-30T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T22:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=13785"},"modified":"2012-06-26T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T15:55:32","slug":"av-seniors-get-moving-for-national-senior-health-fitness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/05\/30\/av-seniors-get-moving-for-national-senior-health-fitness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"AV seniors get moving for National Senior Health & Fitness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Around 10:30 a.m.Wednesday, May 30, more than a dozen seniors took part in a Tai Chi class at the HDMG Senior Wellness Center in Lancaster as part of National Senior Health & Fitness Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a>HEALTH \u2013 Antelope Valley seniors Wednesday joined more than 100,000 older adults nationwide in fitness activities to celebrate National Senior Health & Fitness Day – the nation’s largest health promotion event for seniors.<\/p>\n

Local activities took place at High Desert Medical Group\u2019s Senior Wellness Center in Lancaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get the seniors out and moving not only benefits their health, it\u2019s a way to be social, get active and have a lot of fun,\u201d said Sally Abbott, HDMG Senior Wellness Center manager.<\/p>\n

The day was filled with free activities promoting fitness and good health for seniors of the Antelope Valley, including a fitness walk with exercise stations, health-related informational tips, Tai Chi, Wii demonstrations with hands-on challenges, exercises, health screenings, karaoke and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think any exercise is important for seniors,\u201d said instructor Jim Adamik of \u00a0A.V. Tai Chi & Qigong. \u201cWhat\u2019s nice about the combination of Tai Chi and Qigong that I teach is that all the class can be done sitting in a chair or standing. It can be done for people that have a physical impairment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Boold pressure screenings were also offered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adamik, who teaches classes at senior centers throughout the AV and in his own studio, said senior health and fitness day is extremely important for older residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good time to offer to seniors blood\u00a0 pressure and other health monitoring devices,\u00a0 information on their insurance, a chance to get them signed up to different programs, and a chance for seniors to find out what\u2019s available for them to become and stay healthy, whether its diet or exercise,\u201d Adamik said. \u201cSometimes just being in a group makes them feel good, to mingle with some friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free on-site chair massages were also given from 2 to 5 p.m. in celebration of National Senior Health & Fitness Day.<\/p>\n

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