I attended a Wellness Day that was sponsored by The Front Porch and the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore.
ZUMBA GOLD
The day started out with a session of Zumba Gold - I had never heard of this exercise program until that morning. It's an exercise program designed for the older adult not used to exercise. (that's me.) It involved slow dancing to a Latin beat and other simple line type dancing. The elders who participated enjoyed it very much and were not only moving, they were smiling to beat the band.
MASSAGES AND MEDITATION
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A massagist gave each person a brief shoulder massage and then lead them in a meditation with the sound of the ocean in the background. Nice!!
MAKE YOUR OWN SMOOTHIES
Lemon Berry Smoothie Remix by terriseesthings
While this was going on we were invited to make our own Smoothies. The committe had three blenders going -whatever we wanted - Strawberries, blueberries, peaches, plums, bananas- you name it, they had it.
LUNCH
Photo At the front porch
For lunch we had a salad bar that had to be one of the largest that I have ever seen. Lots of vegies, dried fruits nuts, chick peas, kidney beans, tuna, hard boiled eggs, great breads and that's all that I can remember right now! Everything looked good, tasted good and was good for you.
DRUMMING SESSION
To top off the day we had a most unusual drumming session. Mamadou from Marblehead come with three drummers and several drums for those of us who wanted to join in the fun.
For those of you who want to learn more about the drumming session and more details about the day go to The Front Porch
That's just the first part of the day!!
A FLORIDA DAY PART 2 - to be continued
BONUS VIDEO:
Millie Garfield '08 for President!