Senior
Fitness Program
What is the Senior Fitness Program?
Local area senior communities and churches, Lenoir-Rhyne
College, and Erie County Senior Services have collaborated to
provide seniors with resistance-band exercise classes that focus
on maintaining and improving activities of daily living. These
classes are taught by upper level classman in health and exercise
science to provide students and seniors the opportunity for social
interaction and to reduce the intergenerational gap.
What are the benefits of using latex
resistance bands?
 Performing
exercises with the latex resistance bands will help shape and tone
the muscles of your entire body in just a few minutes per week.
Improving and maintaining the shape and tone of your muscles helps
keep you functional and independent giving you a higher quality of
life. The bands have been used by physical and occupational
therapists for over 15 years. Thousands of physicians and health
care professionals worldwide have been recommending this product to
their clientele for rehabilitation and conditioning. What's the
proper technique for using the expandable, latex, exercise bands?
Check out our free visual
Resistance Exercise
Guide!
How do I store my latex resistance band?
Always store your band in an area of moderate
room temperature. If possible, store in a darkened area such as a
closet. Never store band in an area of direct sunlight because long
exposure will cause damage to the latex.
Free Health Education Materials!!! Health
Tips for Seniors
Senior Fitness Program in the News!!!
Catawba Valley News - March 8, 2006 
The Observer News Enterprise - March 7, 2006
Hickory Daily Record - March 6, 2006
Tonawanda News - May
31, 2005
Amherst
Bee - December 22, 2004
Awards!!!
National Association of
Area Agencies on Aging
Collaborative
colleagues
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Mary L. Mode |
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Executive Director |
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Catawba Council on Aging |
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400 17th St. S.W. |
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P.O. Box 835 |
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Hickory, N.C. 28603 |
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Phone: (828) 328-2269 |
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Fax: (828) 328-8885 |
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e-mail:
catawbacoa@charter.net |
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| Richard J.
Derwald (70 year old "Mr. Fitness") |
| Coordinator
of Multi-Purpose Centers |
| Senior
Fitness Specialist |
| County of
Erie Department of Senior Services |
| 13th Floor |
| 95 Franklin
St. |
| Buffalo,
N.Y. 14202 |
| Phone: (716)
858-6975 |
| Fax: (716)
858-4988 |
| e-mail:
derwaldr@erie.gov
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| web:
http://www.mrfitnesstv.com/ |
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