Fall Prevention and Physical Activity – let’s get moving!
A Matter of Balance is for you if you’ve fallen in the past or are doing less of the things you love because you’re worried about falling. You’ll learn that falling is not an inevitable part of aging, and how simple changes to your home, management of when and how you take medications, plus increased exercise to improve strength and balance, can reduce your risk.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program offers low-impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion, and to help maintain muscle strength. This program was developed specifically for people with arthritis, but the workshops can also help those without arthritis.
The Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Program helps people create and get going on a walking plan to meet their particular needs. Learn how to stay active, manage pain and exercise safely to keep muscles strong and joints stable. The program will also help you to boost your energy, reduce stress and help control your weight.
Bingocize is a 10-week health promotion program combining bingo with fall prevention exercise and health education. Proven to increase an individual’s physical fitness and health knowledge, it is downright fun. Bingo games are twice per week for 1 hour.
EnhanceFitness helps older adults at all levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered to sustain independent lives. It focuses on dynamic cardiovascular exercise, strength training, balance, and flexibility to help older adults maintain health and function as they age. Participants’ progress can be measured with fitness checks as they continue through the program. Overall, it has been proven to increase strength, boost activity levels, and elevate mood.
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an effective program for people with arthritis, as it incorporates exercises that improve balance, muscular strength, flexibility, and fitness. The program is based on Sun style Tai Chi, and can be practiced standing or seated. In addition to improving balance, strength, flexibility, and fitness, Tai Chi for Arthritis has been shown to decrease pain, improve brain health, and reduce falls.
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) is an evidence-based fall prevention program for community-dwelling older adults. The program is delivered in two 1-hour sessions each week for 24 weeks. Each session consists of warm-up exercises; core practices, which include a mix of practice of forms, variations of forms, and mini-therapeutic movements; and brief cool-down exercises.
Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is a strength, balance and fitness program for adults 65 and older. The entire curriculum of activities in the SAIL program can help improve strength and balance, if done regularly. SAIL is offered 3 times a week in a one hour class. SAIL exercises can be done standing or sitting.
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Physical Activity and Fall Prevention
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Learn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Canyon Country Community Center
Address: 18410 Sierra Highway , Santa ClaritaLearn MorePrograma de Ejercicios de la Fundación de Artritis – SBSS Hollywood Senior Center
Address: 5170 Santa Monica Blvd., , Los AngelesLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Vistas Apartments (RHF)
Address: 15211 Sherman Way , Van NuysLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Community Center at Carson
Address: 801 E. Carson St., , CarsonLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Inglewood Senior Center
Address: 111 N Locust St , InglewoodLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Beverly Towers
Address: 1315 W. Beverly Blvd., , MontebelloLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Vista Grande Court
Address: 1116 Sonora Avenue , GlendaleLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Lomita Kiwanis Gradens
Address: 25109 Ebony Lane , LomitaLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Baldwin Villa
Address: 3939 Marlton Ave., , Los AngelesLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Burns Manor
Address: 8155 Foothill Blvd., , SunlandLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Magnolia Towers
Address: 11035 W Magnolia Blvd , North HollywoodLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Cerritos Senior Center
Address: 12340 South St., , CerritosLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program -Good Shepherd Homes
Address: 510 Centinela Ave., , InglewoodLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – La Mirada Activity Center
Address: 13810 La Mirada Blvd , La MiradaLearn MoreArthritis Foundation Exercise Program – Hawthorne Senior Center
Address: 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd., , HawthorneMatter of Balance
Learn MoreA Matter of Balance at Vivalon
Address: 999 Third Street , San RafaelLearn MoreIn Person – A Matter of Balance – City of Laguna Niguel
Address: 24602 Aliso Creek Road , Laguna NiguelLearn MoreA Matter of Balance – CityView
Address: 3333 Pacific Pl., , Long BeachBingocize
Learn MoreBingocize – Independent Square
Address: 2455 S. St. Andrews Pl., , Los AngelesLearn MoreSpanish Bingocize – East Los Angeles Community Service Center
Address: 133 M Sunol Dr., , Los AngelesLearn MoreSpanish Bingocize – South El Monte Senior Center
Address: 1556 Central Ave., , South El MonteLearn MoreSpanish Bingocize – South El Monte Senior Center
Address: 1556 Central Ave., , South El MonteLearn MoreBingocize – Adams Senior Housing
Address: 1925 W. Adams Blvd., , Los AngelesLearn MoreBingocize – RHF Harbor Tower
Address: 340 S. Mesa St., , San PedroStay Active and Independent for Life
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