Remember the Seventies when a new acquaintance would ask “What’s your sign?” Today we’re talking about the Sixth Vital Sign;* the one not measured by your doctor. That Sixth Sign is brisk walking, defined and measured as gait speed.
In his book Reverse Sarcopenia: An Easy-to-Follow Program to Keep Muscles Strong and Youthful While Reducing Your Risk of Developing Dementia, the author, Dr. Joseph Tieri, states that how fast or slowly we move, as measured by gait speed, is a reliable predictor of the likelihood of falling, developing cognitive impairment, the need for institutionalization or even death!
Two solutions for warding off this dire prognostication are to pick up speed during our regular walks and to strength train so we develop stronger, more powerful muscles.
As a result of being challenged to take action by Dr. Tieri’s book on Sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) and last week’s Presidential Inauguration, I decided to offer a FREE half hour Zoom weight training class every Monday at 4:00 p.m. at least until COVID-19 has subsided. Our weekly training, called the “Happy Monday Get Strong Kick Start,” will begin on Monday, February 1, 2021.
These sessions will not have the interactive benefits of paid personal training; but they will serve as encouragement for you to participate in preventive, easy-to-learn, weight training exercises for gaining and maintaining strength. If you would like more information on these no-obligation sessions, email me at wildfire1@truetomybody.com. WF!
*The five Vital Signs generally measured by your doctor are temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and SpO2-oxygen saturation.
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Zumba Gold®online classes keep us happy and fit. We dance on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m..
Newcomers always welcome!
Have 2021 fun with easy-to-follow Latin rhythms. No dance experience needed!
Online classes have no location boundaries – you and your friends can live anywhere!
Register for classes through go.gymgo.com/truetomybody. We hold each class on Zoom. I email the Zoom log-in code to all Gymgo members on class day. We laugh, dance and have a great time wondering what tech surprise is coming next. Best Zumba® Gold rate is $3.75/per class for 8-class series = $30 prepaid. First class is FREE. E-mail me at wildfire1@truetomybody.com with questions!
