COMING TO STUDIO 60 Senior Center!
EnhanceFitness (EF) is a group exercise and fall prevention program that helps older adults at all fitness levels become more active, energized, and empowered.
You can recognize an EnhanceFitness class by the relaxed atmosphere and the laughter in the room—whether offered in-person or remotely. A full hour of fun, EnhanceFitness focuses on dynamic cardiovascular exercise, strength training, balance, and flexibility.
EnhanceFitness participants are led by a certified instructor with special training to bring out the physical best from older adults. A typical one-hour session includes:
- A 5-minute warm-up to get the blood flowing to the muscles
- A 20-minute aerobic workout that gets participants moving
- A 5-minute cool-down to lower the heart rate safely
- A 20-minute strength training workout with soft cuff weights on the arms and legs (0 up to 20 pounds)
- A 10-minute stretching workout to keep the muscles flexible
- Dynamic and static balance exercises throughout the class
- Lots of opportunities for participants to make new friends
Beyond cuff weights, EnhanceFitness classes do not require any special equipment. A certified instructor who has completed the EnhanceFitness training will safely lead the class through an hour of exercises at a pace that’s right for the participants. To ensure that the instructor can attend to all participants, in-person classes are limited to 25 participants.
Participants’ progress is tracked with fitness checks completed when the individual joins EnhanceFitness, again after four months, and then as often as needed.
Over 99% of participants say they would recommend EnhanceFitness to a friend.
The program is proven to:
- Improve physical function
- Decrease depression
- Protect against falls and fall injury
- Provide a social benefit
- Promote a physically active lifestyle
- Reduce medical care utilization costs
- Decrease unplanned hospitalizations
- Decrease mortality rate
Enhance Fitness began on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 1:40 pm in the Ballroom. The class will be every Thursday and will start with a quick assessment of each participant.
