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The Alpena Senior Citizens Center is noticed at 501 River St.

ALPENA — Seniors will have a day complete of wellness and fitness recommendations on Wednesday at the Alpena Senior Citizens Center 501 River Street.

The senior center has partnered with MyMichigan Health’s Neighborhood Education Division and other nearby specialists and educators to present a Senior Overall health and Fitness Fair from 11:30 a.m. to three p.m. on Wednesday, which is National Senior Overall health and Fitness Day.

The senior center is hosting the plan for the initially time this year.

“I’ve constantly wanted to do it in the previous, so this year, we’re undertaking it,” stated BJ Sander, Alpena Senior Citizens Center plan manager.

Sander heads up senior physical exercise at ten a.m. just about every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, and she stated quite a few seniors have noticed terrific benefits from participating in that class.

She added that normal physical exercise can strengthen balance, general physical wellness, mental wellness, and the group classes deliver a social chance.

“This is a way of providing back to them for getting committed to their wellness,” Sander stated of her physical exercise class participants.

The no cost occasion is open to any interested seniors.

Vendor booths will be presented by Alcona Overall health Center, Alpena Fire Division, Catholic Human Solutions, Healogics, Kindred, Michigan Division of Overall health and Human Solutions, Michigan State University Extension, MyMichigan Overall health, Northeast Michigan Neighborhood Service Agency, Thunder Bay Fyzical Therapy, Thunder Bay Transportation, and the U.S. Division of Agriculture.

Presentations contain Nutrition at 12:30 p.m., Stopping Heat-Associated Illness at 12:45 p.m., Spiritual Care and Loneliness at 1 p.m., Osteoporosis and Diet program at 1:15 p.m., Osteoporosis and Therapy Selections at 1:30 p.m., Inpatient Rehabilitation Solutions at 1:45 p.m., Fall Danger Prevention at two p.m., Senior Applications at two:15 p.m., and Overview of Physical Therapy at two:30 p.m.

Get in touch with the senior center at 989-356-3585 if you have queries.

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