Getting Fit In 2012: GreenTree at Post Road
Posted by Radiance PVL on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 08:11 AM
Fitness and exercise activities mark a new energy and direction in 2012, for Provision Living's GreenTree at Post Road community. This GreenTree location sits just outside Indianapolis, on the east side of the city, and combines an 82-unit assisted living facility with a 42-unit memory care wing.
It's a stretch to call activities director, Annie Vardi, a "new" addition to the team, as she's been involved in a volunteer capacity for over a year. In her official role, Vardi is putting some activities focused on fitness on the calendar for the new year.
- An exercise program, as yet unnamed, but "PrimeFit" is in the running, which features a daily class focused on either core strengthening, simple yoga, Tai Chi, spinning, and other activities designed to keep fitness in the forefront of the daily life at the facility
- Brain University, which seeks to exercise thinking skills and memory ability through "brain aerobics" and other activities involving therapies borrowed from memory impairment classes and techniques
- Dance programs featuring a new piano, and instructor led classes in one of the most popular activities at the community
Other events at Post Road include ball room dancing in February, which will compliment the month's theme "King and Queen of Hearts."
"Every month we have a theme, which ties into all of the events on the calendar," explained Vardi.
The team at Post Road is also working to promote its Mens Club, which meets twice a month for get togethers, day trips for bowling, trips to high school sports events, as well as some activities at the community, such as practicing golf strokes on a putting green set up in the facility.
As you may have noticed, Post Road has a lot of physical activities on the map. This is a fantastic example of taking a proactive approach to health issues while aging, in terms of body and mind. We are proud of the team at Post Road for making senior health a priority and finding ways to have a blast with exercise and fitness.
(Photo courtesy of hzulantay on Flickr)
