By Logan Wells, News Director | Logan@kymnradio.net
Age Friendly Northfield is launching several new programs for this year. Starting in February, Age Friendly will work with the Northfield Area Family YMCA to provide Rock Steady Boxing. Rock Steady Boxing has become an important program supported by the Parkinsons Foundation and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Here’s Age Friendly’s CC Linstroth with more details about the program:
“It helps Parkinson’s patients to move more easily and safely while improving their posture, flexibility and resistance to injury. It focuses on balance, stiffness, tremors, coordination, and soft voice syndrome. And it starts with an initial evaluation by a physical therapist to assist the clients current functional status and fall risk. And a recent study has shown that participating in this kind of activity with moderate and mild Parkinson’s symptoms can be as effective as drug [treatments]. If you do this two to three times a week, these activities are geared for noncontact boxing.” – CC Linstroth of Age-Friendly Northfield on the KYMN Morning Show
More information about the program will be released later in the month.
Age Friendly continues to also work to support exercise opportunities for the community including the indoor walking course at the High School. The walking course is open only on School Days from 6am to 7am or from 3:30pm to 5pm; however, you must enter by 4:30pm. Use the main entrance off of Division Street.
Age Friendly also hosts Sunday Pickleball at the Northfield High School. The program is open to all abilities and participants should enter through door number 10. The program takes place on Sunday afternoons from 12pm to 4pm.
