CardioFitness plus Stretch for Seniors: Movement for Body & Brain

Aerobic exercise increases blood flow to the brain, producing neurons that control memory and thinking, believed to help buffer against the effects of dementia. Class includes a 30-minute low impact aerobic workout, and will start and end with total body flexibility exercises to condition and protect against injury.

Location

Steinberg Wellness Center for Mind & Body
310 Baker Ave, Suite 165


instructor

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Susanne Liebich

Susanne Liebich has been a professional dance and certified movement educator, choreographer and program director for over 30 years. As a senior fitness expert, her knowledge includes exercise which enhances and sustains the health of adults of all ages and mobility levels. Her balanced, holistic approach blends traditional, expressive and therapeutic movement to foster overall wellbeing. Her certifications include Dance for PD®, Stott Pilates®, Black Belt Nia®, Moving to Heal® and Total Barre®. She is trained in injury prevention for older adults and individuals with Parkinson’s, MS, osteoporosis and arthritis.

She was one of the first Certified Dance for PD instructors in the world, and her class was featured in the Boston Globe. She is a member of the Emerson Hospital Parkinson’s Disease Committee. Her work includes classes at independent senior, assisted living and memory communities, and hospitals in the Greater Boston area.