Fit and Fall Proof
As I poked my head into the Harding Center gym last Thursday morning, I found Liz Gersten already setting up.
Liz is one of the 82 volunteers in North Idaho who lead Fit and Fall Proof classes. I introduced myself as she handed me my bag of equipment, which contained a big rubber “dodgeball," an elastic band and two weighted balls, and asked if I’d brought water (Unfortunately, in my rush over from seeing patients at the office I’d forgotten my water bottle!).
As others filtered in for the 10 a.m. class, I found an open seat among the chairs arranged in a big circle in the middle of the gym floor. I was already feeling brighter because everyone seemed happy to be there and several folks came over to introduce themselves to the “new guy” (I must’ve stood out since everyone else was in their 70s or 80s).
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