By  LPJ

Tuesdays and Thursdays are new jewels in my treasure box. I hadn’t expected them to be precious. Funny, I stayed away from them for a long time. I’m talking about senior exercise days scheduled at the YMCA in Palo Alto, California. My son and daughter are proud of me, they said, because I finally joined the Y. My friends are proud of me they said, because I finally saw the need. I am proud of myself because I finally overcame my stubbornness and admitted I need the exercise. I even enjoy it, and I thank God for that.

The class seems to grow every week. I’ve attended for two months, and already, I notice that more chairs are set up almost to the end of the large gymnasium. Every participant gets a chair for movements while seated during the regular routine. For more practical reasons, the chair is for any of the seniors who may wish to continue the exercise while sitting down due to a physical challenge, or when tired.

The regiment caters to seniors at any stage of physical fitness.

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