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• Enhance Fitness

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Enhance Fitness

EnhanceFitness is an exercise program for seniors that offers low-cost fitness classes taught by certified fitness instructors. The one-hour classes meet three times per week in ongoing, five-week sessions. The classes include strength training with wrist and ankle weights, as well as aerobics, stretching, and balancing exercises. The program is designed to be safe and effective for seniors with a wide range of physical abilities. Studies have shown a marked improvement in participants' physical and social functioning, as well as a decline in areas such as pain, fatigue, and depression.  The program is designed to be safe for physically unfit seniors, including the “near frail,” yet still challenging for more active seniors.

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Enhance Fitness Program Locations

Organization	Street Address	City	State	Zip	phone
Waldo County YMCA	157 Lincolnville Ave.	Belfast	Maine	04915	207-338-4598
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center	93 Campus Avenue	Lewiston	ME	04240	207-755-3722
USM Lifeline University of Southern Maine	94 Falmouth St.	Portland	Maine	04104-9300	207-780-4641
Somerset Sports and Fitness	Route 201	Skowhegan	ME	04976	207-474-2224
Friends of Community Fitness	15 School St.	Sangerville	ME	04479	207-876-4813

 

If interested in becoming a leader for Enhance Fitness contact Peter Allen, Manager
(207) 780-4641 OR toll free call 1-800-800-4876 extension 4641

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