Walking with Poles for Balance & Mobility
with Jayah Faye Paley
This class provides personalized instruction for those who attend the Sept. 4 class "INTRO to Walking with Poles for Balance and Mobility"
Meet in the Berkeley Marina:
in the cul de sac at the end of Spinnaker Way (parking is plentiful) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/4PRB7
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
for 2 hour class and practice session
Learn skills to help improve balance, endurance, posture, confidence, walking gait, agility, function & strength.
We will learn easy techniques & gentle exercises to help people with mobility challenges navigate everyday obstacles and strengthen muscles that support your joints.
BENEFITS of Learning Optimal Use of POLES for Walking, Exercise, Balance & Mobility:
- Achieve, maintain, even regain mobility
- Use your upper body muscles to improve strength and help preserve you joints
- Reduce stress on knees, hips and spine
- Achieve a more even gait & reduce risk of falling
- Maintain & Restore spine function; improve bone density
- Enjoy the outdoors, connect with your buddies and get great exercise!
Our natural walking pattern is diagonal pattern of opposite arm and leg, which enables spinal rotation. This spinal rotation feels good and is good for the whole body. As we age, spine function diminishes, gravity acts, the spine compresses and we get shorter.
Using poles for exercise can actually enable spinal elongation because you engage muscles that support the spine - you'll feel taller! Engaging our upper as well as lower body muscles helps preserve our joints and staves off age-related shrinking!
Bring your poles if you have them. If you don't have poles, Jayah will be bringing top quality poles for your use during this session.
Jayah is generously providing this instruction at a deep discount, specially for Ashby Village.
We are asking that you kindly bring a $10 donation for the instructor (please bring cash).
Please RSVP to register: 510-204-9200 or info@ashbyvillage.org
About the Instructor: Jayah Faye Paley
Jayah is an AFAA & ACE-certified Personal Trainer, is the creator of the only comprehensive educational media on how to use poles, which includes two award-winning DVD's.
For over 15 years, she has trained people of all ages, abilities and physical conditions (such as Parkinson's, MS, arthritis, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, etc.) as well as athletes, trainers and physical therapists to use poles to achieve, regain and maintain mobility for hiking and walking. She has authored and delivers courses which provide continuing education credits for personal trainers.