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Our elders do not hesitate to implement that of mens sana in corpore sano.
A total of fifty people up to age 87 have begun this morning by the Energy Fitness Course organized by the Municipal Institute of Social Services who teaches two days a week, Monday and Wednesday, from 10.00 to 11.00 and from 11.00 to 12.00 hours in the classrooms of the Youth House Paseo Alfonso XIII.
Classes are divided two groups of 25 persons each distributed according to the specific needs of the elderly, and do half an hour of gymnastics with music that can include non-aerobic step exercises and even weights for strengthening muscles.
After gymnastics take another half hour of relaxation T ECHNICAL yoga or tai-chi whose aim is to alleviate back problems, muscle or bones that come with age.
For three months, these two hours of exercise a week are not used just to keep fit but also healthy recommendation for the benefit of some diseases such as arthritis or back problems, even involving a person living with fibromyalgia and has noticed the benefits of exercise for mobility, says à ngela Palacios, course instructor.
All exercises are performed dynamically, correcting posture, paying attention to heating and stretching and adding games to have fun and be constant, as recognized by the instructor.
Consistency is precisely what you value Juan Carrion, 65, who has spent several years attending the course and feel increasingly ensures healthy and better about yourself.
Thus, older people feel active and can more easily perform their daily activities.
The course, which ends on March 9, is part of the Senior Program developed by the Department of Social Services of the City of Cartagena, which also includes other activities aimed at the elderly and computer courses for seniors, or training course memory.
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This week begins another of the activities planned by Social Services to serve our elderly, the training course that develops memory until March 30, Wednesday from 17.00 to 18.00, in the classrooms of building of the Miraculous.
In total, 40 adults can participate in this activity consists in carrying out specific games and exercises to strengthen the capacity of memory in our brain exercises to stimulate visual acuity and exercises to increase the ability to concentrate.
With this, the Municipal Social Services City of Cartagena, is intended to assist older people in one of the most agree needs to age.
The memory training helps prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's and mental recovery efficiency to improve personal and social life of the elderly.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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