Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging is offering this award-winning program at the Sebastopol Area Senior Center!

ARE YOU:

• Concerned about falls?

• Interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength?

• Someone who has experienced falls in the past?

• Restricted in your activities because of falling?

YOU WILL LEARN TO:

• Practice and adopt proven strategies to reduce fall risks

• Set goals for increasing activity

• Increase strength, balance and flexibility through seated and standing exercises using chairs for stability, exercises focus on flexibility, strength and coordination, all essential for good balance.

Registration is required; this is not a drop-in class. The classes are sequential with each week building upon the prior week's class.

For more information and to register contact Kelly Dixon 707-318-9461 OR email kelraeder50@yahoo.com.  Please leave a message to make sure Kelly will call you back!

A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls is based on Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance, copyright ©1995 Trustees of Boston University. All rights reserved. Used and adapted by permission of Boston University. A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model was developed by an Administration on Aging grant (#90AM2780) and is recognized for Innovation and Quality in Healthcare and Aging, 2006, American Society on Aging.  Funded by USDA SNAP, an equal opportunity provider and employer. The materials or product were a result of a project funded by a contract with the California Department of Aging and is funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP.