I found a gift – good as a pony – to share with you this Christmas.
The pony idea came to me while deep in study for a Titleist Performance Institute golf instructor course (Golf Level 2.)
I had purchased the Golf Instructor course in hopes of becoming a better golfer and, more importantly, a more knowledgeable Golf FITNESS Instructor.
Suddenly towards end of the course, I came across a section in the online text called Learning vs Performance. My eureka moment occurred.
The exciting thought said...“After all the digging through technical words and schematics on physics of golf ball flight and how to measure the minutiae of putting (necessary for golf instructors) I found my PONY!”
The pony’s nickname is NEW LEARNING.
Her full name is LEARNING, IMPROVING and RETAINING PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE.
New Learning and Physical Performance are what we enjoyed from youth through the mid-30’s – measurable running, jumping, indoor and outdoor games, swimming, dancing, sports – community competition and play at its most fun and agonizing.
Those activities propelled our desires to learn, to improve, to grow. We exulted in the effort, the aliveness of retained PERFORMANCE and LEARNING.
Then career, work and family obligations (maybe even our kids’ sports) required attention.
We tethered NEW LEARNING to the corral, not realizing that her physicality would keep neighing to the pony in our heart.
This year…I offer my PONY to you for Christmas.
You will find NEW LEARNING in anything you love to do that involves movement, with others, to the limit of your capabilities.
Let your PONY be something which requires sometimes difficult learning, improvement and continuous physical skill development.
Choose activities with a competitive edge (e.g. – me and pool playing.) Consider the National Senior Games in your area. Or participate in that which requires cooperation, like couples or line dancing or joining a fabulous, full function choir or civic orchestra! The list has no end.
Please take good care of NEW LEARNING. Nourish her, hold her, love her. She’s the perfect PONY for all our days.
Merry Christmas. WF!
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1. Zumba Gold® online classes on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.!
YES we’ll have Class On Tuesday, December 21, at 11:00 a.m.. NO class on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.
NO classes on Fridays, Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve.
Otherwise as your schedule allows, join us for fun, 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 http://go.gymgo.com/truetomybody. 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. (Amazing that after 1.5 years those surprises still happen!)
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!
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2. FREE weekly half hour online “Happy Monday Get Strong” Group Strength Class every Monday at 4:00 p.m.!
NO CLASS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021.
In these no-charge introductory group sessions you’ll learn home-based weight training exercises designed to prevent sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss.) Your strength and balance will improve with light dumbbells and resistance band exercises.
We have FUN getting STRONG!
Registration is through http://go.gymgo.com/truetomybody. If you would like more information on how to register for these no-obligation strength training Zoom sessions, email me at wildfire1@truetomybody.com.
Also ask me about One-to-One Personal Training on Zoom. During these Private sessions you’ll receive personal encouragement, instruction, guidance, accountability and feedback designed to assist and correct your form for fast, long-lasting results.
Rates start as low as $25/half hour pre-paid for eight-session online training pack.
On January 1, 2022, online private training rates increase to $35/half hour pre-paid for eight-sessions. Sign up now to save $80!
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3. For Seal Beach area residents…Registration is now open for the City of Seal Beach sponsored Winter Season Essentrics® Aging Backwards class held at 1:30 p.m. every Friday at the Seal Beach Senior Center, 707 Electric Ave, Seal Beach, CA.
The 8-week Series starts on January 7, 2022 and runs through February 25, 2022. Enrollment fee of $102 includes a $10 City registration fee.
Email wildfire1@truetomybody.com for information.
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