Pound and Zumba classes aren’t just for the young!
Residents at Killam Health Centre are also moving to the beat of these high-energy sessions introduced by Rehabilitation Assistant Kelby Erickson.
She began introducing a diverse range of activities about three years ago in a bid to keep fitness interesting for residents who participate in the likes of giant KerPlunk, soccer, scavenger hunts, and different theme activities.
And they have fun doing it. The residents share laughs and encourage each other.
“I find that they participate more and I get different people who participate if it’s an activity where they don’t even know that they are exercising,” Kelby says.
Not only do the activities engage the residents, but each session is also adapted to meet every ability.
Killam Long Term Care Rehabilitation Assistant Kelby Erickson is introducing a diverse range of activities for residents, including giant KerPlunk (shown above), scavenger hunts, and different theme activities that make exercising fun for all.
And that’s appreciated by 72-year-old Art Collier, who moved into the centre over a year ago. Art has been blind in his right eye for 36 years and after a stroke, lost vision in his second, but he doesn’t let that slow him down.
“When they are showing everyone else how to do it, I can’t see what they are doing.
“When they explain it like how Kelby does, then I can keep up,” Art explains. “The one thing I like about Kelby, she shows me.”
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