Tag Archive for health

Wet and Wild Water Aerobics

Marti Scott We have had a great summer and are looking forward to seeing our winter friends. We all know that there are many health benefits to exercising in the water. Many of our friends have helped new hips, knees and shoulders work better. We can do much more in the water than on land.…

Every step counts with I Love Walking

I Love Walking invites you to focus on a life-changing theme with us, Every Step Counts. Such a simple process, isn’t it? The only catch is that you have to actually do it! There’s a difference between being alive and living. People must be mobile to maintain their quality of life. The 30-year old leaning…

An invitation from the Reiki Circle

Lois Valleau There is a thriving Reiki community here in Sun Lakes and we’d love to have you visit us. For those not familiar with Reiki (ray key) perhaps I can clarify. What is Reiki? Reiki is energy, that life force that is present in every living thing. We at the Circle use it to…

Arizona Ataxia Awareness extravaganza

Howler was the special guest at last year’s Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza

The Arizona Ataxia Support Group, a non-profit associated with the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), would like to invite you to our fundraising and awareness event on Saturday, September 24 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at St. Xavier University, 92 W. Vaughn, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Through our event, Arizona Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza,” we are going to bring…

Fit and Fun Group

Susan Reynhout Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group learning to embrace a healthy lifestyle! We share what works and what doesn’t. Receive information about health issues we all face. We are taking charge of our own health, lives and attitudes together. It works because we are a great support for one…

Zumba with Mary

Take a Zumba class with Mary!

Are you ready to Zumba® again? I am so ready! Join me as I start my fifth season of Zumba® with Mary in Sun Lakes on Tuesday, September 13. What better place to welcome your friends back and make new ones? Zumba® is a Latin inspired fitness program that incorporates all your favorite music and…

Water Aerobics

Karen Hall It is monsoon time here in the Valley and even when our class begins, temperature is definitely hot! Just a reminder, the Monday through Friday class time is 7:00-8:00 a.m. Saturday morning classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Come join us and check us out as to what our water aerobic exercises are all…

Low Vision Support Group

The Low Vision Support Group will meet again on Wednesday morning, September 14 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the first floor Card Room of the Renaissance retirement community. Our guest presenters will be from Talking Books for the Blind Library and Sun Sounds Radio. For more information you can call Linda Horton at 480-883-6369.

Tips for a successful hike

Taking a break on South Mountain!

Roberta Arpan Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word hiking? Hill walking was shortened to hiking in the mid-1800s when people began to take long walks for pleasure and trekking from place to place was no longer associated with poverty or vagrancy. Hiking was further popularized after World War I when the…

September flu clinic at SLUMC

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will again be offering its popular flu shot clinic to the Sun Lakes community on September 29 from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The clinic will be administered by Theresa Taylor, Walgreen’s Sun Lakes pharmacist and will be conducted in Room Four of the church’s Education Building. Walgreen’s accepts most insurances and will…