11 Wednesday, September

Joyful Place

Respite Director, Leigh J. Rice joyful@shalimar-umc.org

We had 22 people in our exercise circle on Tuesday. We manage to sneak in a little workout, but mostly what happens in the circle is laughter, mixed in with some music, fun and seated fitness moves. Who knows, a round of the hokey pokey may even break out while we are “exercising”.

Many of the movements we do encourage neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is a way to surprise the brain by doing new or unusual tasks, something as simple as using your non dominant hand to throw a ball. With the new moves, the neurons in your brain wake up and say “HEY, WHATS GOING ON?” Plenty of scientific studies prove that this can help to prevent decline in brain functioning. We are not going to cure anyone, but the variety of exercises that we do with scarves, balls, foam noodles, exercise bands and light weighs are certainly beneficial to everyone.

Want to exercise your body and brain while having fun? Come join us!