Keep aging bones strong
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Published: July 27, 2009
Today, I'd like to share some basic information about osteoporosis and also a complete listing of the places and times for the many Bone Builders classes in our county.
As you most likely already know, osteoporosis is a condition in which bone density deteriorates. Bone density peaks at about age 30 and then begins a slow and gradual decline as a normal part of the aging process. Of the 28 million people who experience the condition, 22 million are women and 6 million are men. There are 1.5 million fractures and 40,000 deaths associated with osteoporosis per year.
RSVP's Bone Builders Program can be part of the proactive fight against osteoporosis because its weight training and balance exercises increase muscular strength, balance and bone density. Studies have shown that elderly women who participated in a weight training program twice weekly for a year gained an average of 1 percent of bone density, whereas a control group lost 2 percent to 2.5 percent over the same time period.
All Bone Builders classes are free, so why not give the program a try? Here is the Rutland County schedule.
Rutland
Calvary Bible Church: 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Dana School Parks & Recreation Center: 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
The Gables: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday; 2 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Maples Senior Living Facility: 9 a.m. Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Friday.
Parker House: 3 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
Sheldon Towers: 12:30 p.m. Monday and Friday.
St. Joseph Kervick Residence: 9:45 a.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Sunset Home: 9:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Templewood Court: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Elsewhere
Brandon Methodist Church: 9 a.m. Tuesday and Friday; 7:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 6 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
Belmont Mount Holly School: 9 a.m. Wednesday and Friday.
Benson Community Center: 9:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday.
Castleton Community Center: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Chittenden Old Town Hall: 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. Monday plus choice of Tuesday or Thursday.
Clarendon Grange Senior Center: 1 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
Fair Haven First Congregational Church: 1 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Ira Town Hall: 9:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Killington Library: 9 a.m. Monday and Friday.
Middletown Springs Community Church: 8:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Pawlet Library: 9 a.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. Monday.
Pittsford Village Manor: 10 a.m. Wednesday and Friday.
Poultney Young At Heart Senior Center: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Proctor Library: 10 a.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Shrewsbury Town Meeting House: 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Tinmouth Community Church: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Wallingford Gilbert Hart Library: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
West Rutland Library: 9 a.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. Monday.
Wells Modern Woodmen of America Bldg.: 10:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday.
For more information about Bone Builders classes or to sign up for one, call the RSVP office at 775-8220.
Barbara Hanson is director of community resource development for the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging. For information about senior services, call the Senior Helpline at (800) 642-5119 or 786-5991 or visit www.svcoa.org.
Meals on Wheels
Today: Glazed ham loaf, peas and carrots, diced sweet potatoes, dinner roll, gingerbread with lemon sauce.
Tuesday: Cream of broccoli soup, crackers, turkey salad with lettuce and tomato, biscuit, chocolate brownie.
Wednesday: Sweet-n-sour meatballs, rice pilaf, winter mixed vegetables, wheat bread and fruit cocktail.
Thursday: Roast pork, mashed potato, mixed green salad, wheat bread, cookies.
Friday: Stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner roll and pumpkin pie.
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