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Senior
citizens at the Niagara-Maplewood
Senior Center have two chances a week to maintain or increase their
physical fitness by participating in either a yoga or an exercise group
led by a Richard
Simmons videotape. Fall
River YMCA staff member Susan Spano Piacenti leads the twice-weekly
forty-five minute group, and another group follows the instructions of
Richard Simmons on a videotape right after. "These groups have been
going for over two years," stated Center Director Patti Linhares.
"It's a very dedicated group," she added. Another group led by a
Zumba instructor runs every Tuesday at the Flint Senior Center. Pauline Gousie who helped to arrange the series, which will be presented
at the South Main and North End Senior Centers as well. Click
here for a short
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(Top row) The twice-weekly yoga group meets at the Niagara Senior Center on Tucker Street in the City's South End and engages in low-impact stretches and poses that help with balance, flexibility and muscle strength. (Middle row) YMCA staff member Susan Spano Piacenti leads the group through the 45-minute session. (Bottom row, right) A similar group that follows a Richard Simmons videotape also runs right after the yoga group. |
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