SENIORS/ADULTS Breakfast in the Park, Aberdeen North Carolina
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: Aberdeen Recreation Station Cost: $2 Aberdeen Residents & $4 Non-Residents Registration Deadline: Friday, April 2, 2010 Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Department would like to invite you to the Aberdeen Lake Park Recreation Station for Breakfast in the Park. A presentation Growing and Cooking with Herbs by Master Gardener Shawna Smith will take place while you enjoy breakfast.... [Read More...]
“Happy” or “Positive” People Observed to Have Fewer Heart Attacks, Data Show Positive Emotions May Help Protect Against Heart Disease
Karina Davidson, Ph.D., Director, Intervention Research Behavioral Cardiovascular Health & Hypertension Program. NEW YORK (Feb. 18, 2010) – Columbia University Medical Center researchers studying the link between emotions and heart disease believe that their recent study, published in the latest issue of the European Society of Cardiology’s European Heart Journal, is the first to show a relationship between positive emotions and coronary... [Read More...]
Get up, get moving, and enjoy yourself with Southern Pines Parks and Rec
Southern Pines Recreation & Parks Department 482 E. Connecticut Avenue Southern Pines, NC 28387 For More Information, Contact: Sue Gillis, Program Coordinator (9l0)692-2463 Fax: (9l0)692-l835 For Immediate Release Southern Pines Recreation & Parks Department Southern Pines Recreation & Parks Department offers you a multitude of opportunities to get up, get moving, and enjoy yourself. Whether you are walking for fitness, taking the dog... [Read More...]
Art for Seniors
Have you ever been bitten by the creative bug and not known what to do to satisfy that itch? Well, Aberdeen Parks & Recreation has the perfect remedy to your problem. Aberdeen Parks & Recreation provides you with the space to let your imagination run wild on whatever art project your are working on. Participants must provide their own materials. Fee includes four weeks (4 classes) which is payable at the beginning of each month. Days: ... [Read More...]
Chair Exercise
Exercise for Seniors is a very important part to our well being when it comes to our health and wellness. By getting up in the morning and exercising you have just boosted your metabolism, alertness, and energy levels. Benefits to chair exercising includes the increase of muscle strength, circulation, range of motion, and puts you on the right track to a healthier lifestyle. Fee’s include four weeks of classes (8 classes) which is payable at... [Read More...]
Senior Gym Time
Walking is one of the best methods of exercising. It helps burn calories, reduces the risk of developing or dying of heart disease, helps maintain healthy bones, controls blood pressure, etc. Come out and join the senior gym time and enjoy walking while meeting new people. Senior Gym time follows the traditional school calendar. Sessions starts in March and runs to August. School hours are 9:30 – 11:30 am. Read More →
Wii Tourney
Bring a friend or foe and join a Wii league. You can play tennis, bowling, baseball, golf and boxing! Four players can play at a time. You can create your own Mii (a version of yourself) to save on file. Contact Rynet Oxendine to set up league play. Please call ahead to book use of Wii for league play. Times are 9:00- 4:00 pm or if you want to play after hours please contact Rynet Oxendine at 692.7376. Read More →
Wii Fit
The Senior Division recently added the Nintendo Wii Fit to the program. You can do yoga, balance games, strength training and aerobics. It is one of the most physically challenging game consoles! The Wii Fit is available for use during the hours of 9:00 – 4:00 pm. Please call ahead to book use of Wii Fit. Read More →
Fitness Room
Get into shape in our Douglass Community Center fitness room. Equipment available includes: exercise balls, stretch bands, free weights, bench press, shoulder press, bikes and more. Fitness room is open during regular operating hours. You can’t get a better deal than this for fitness equipment! Registration fee: $10r/$20nr. Sessions begins in March and runs through August. Read More →
Brown Bag Lunch/Game Day
Come join the group from the DCC for our brown bag lunch/game day. Participants bring their lunch andwe provide drinks and desserts. When lunch is over it is game time! Choose from a variety of card games, board games, Wii console and more! Bring a friend and challenge them! Time = 11:30 – 1:30 pm Read More →
