Fitness
Senior Health and Fitness Day set at Pulaski YMCA
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – May is Older Americans Month – a time to recognize older people’s contributions to our communities.
Thursday, May 30, the YMCA of Pulaski County is inviting people to its Senior Health and Fitness Day.
Volunteers say the main gym will be split in half. Half will be used for resource booths and medical screenings, while the other will have live fitness demonstration.
Medical screenings that will be available include:
- Eye screenings from Wythe Eye Associates
- Hearing screenings from Revolution Hearing
- Lung cancer screening from LewisGale Pulaski Cancer Care Center
- Take home colon cancer screening kits
Fitness demonstrations include:
- Yoga
- Tai chi
- Pickleball
- Pilates
The YMCA of Pulaski County offers classes for seniors, including Balancing Boomers, which works on memory as well as physical strength.
The free fair is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the YMCA center on Oakhurst Avenue.
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