Chair Fitness Workshop This workshop features two different sessions with two different sessions over 3 hours University of Manitoba Active Living Centre 1:00 -2:20 General Chair Fitness Class with Luana Whitbread Join Luana in participating in a Chair Fitness class Chair class offers clients the means to: • Build strength • Improve balance • Increase flexibility • Enhance coordination • Gain confidence in movement • Have fun Participants in this ‘hands on’ demonstration will have the opportunity to review the components of a class including basic set up ( warm up, cardio component, lower body work, upper body work, core and stretching) , equipment, music, and modifications. Equipment used: Bender balls, Yoga block, Circle band, Thera bands 2:40- 4:00 Chair Yoga with Doreen Wuckert This Chair Yoga Fusion session mainly involves: 1. Strengthening muscle weakness around joints 2. Working on functional movements, eg. getting up and down from a chair without hands 3. Developing more awareness of muscles being strengthened Chair Yoga Fusion uses a combination of poses for strength, balance and flexibility. Equipment used; chairs, sliders, belts, resistant bands, stress balls, yoga straps and bender balls. Presenters: Luana Whitbread I am a registered and Masters prepared nurse (retired) with 45 years experience in care of the older adult. I am presently living my retirement plan ---training and teaching fitness to older adults. I hold certifications through the MFC in resistance training, active older adult and individual fitness leader. Doreen Wuckert:is a retired French Immersion teacher. Currently she is a Faculty Supervisor at the U of W, guiding student teachers to become professionals. Also, Doreen is a bilingual Yoga and Resistance Instructor, certified through MFC and Yoga Studios, Toronto. She has taught at various recreation centres, gyms, senior centres and her home studio. She enjoys teaching fitness.