Flushing YMCA
Get healthier and connect with others in a variety of classes designed for older adults.
Active Older Adults
A low intensity workout designed for older adults with arthritis or other joint challenges, utilizing light weights and dyna bands.
AOA Chair
Move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase strength, range of motion, and activity for daily living skills. Light weights, bands, and exercise balls are offered for resistance and a chair is used for seated support.
AOA Stretch
Will move your whole body through a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform a variety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance and range of movement.
Silver Splash
Nationally certified by the YMCA of the USA. This class is intended to decrease pain and/or stiffness, improve or maintain joint flexibility, increase muscle strength, improve coordination and endurance, and give participants an overall sense of well being. Class is performed in shallow water.
Silver Sneakers
Small group training class for adults 60 and older who want to get in shape in a safe environment. This is a strength training workout designed to teach use of proper form and technique in the weight room. All classes will include use of selectorized weight training machines, free weights, a cardio conditioning segment and stretching exercises.