Arthritis Foundation Exercise Classes

August 31, 2008
RSVP will be offering a class in partnership with the Alabama Arthritis Foundation. Doris Benson, arthritis exercise instructor, will lead the class that will meet for 8 weeks, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11a.m., at RSVP starting September 9. Cost $30 for the 16 sessions. This class will start a week later than previously advertised.

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is an exercise program designed specifically for people with arthritis that uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion and maintain muscle strength.

All exercises can be modified to meet participant needs and are done while sitting, or standing. The exercises you learn in the program, however, should not replace therapeutic exercises prescribed for you by a therapist.

Participants previously enrolled in the program have experienced such benefits as improved functional ability, decreased depression and increased confidence in one’s ability to exercise.

For more information, call RSVP, 571-7734. Come by RSVP, behind Mike’s Merchandise in Guntersville to pay and register for the class