Great SilverSneakers Workshops with Patty Kettells

SilverSneakers held three workshops last week at One Life Fitness in Norfolk. Becky Stephens and her team were wonderful!  So was our instructor, Patty Kettells!  We all went away with so many great ideas!  I wish I could have written all of them down!

I am going to share the ones I can remember.  Please add the ones you can remember!

Gloria Siegel shared her great breathing cue: 

       "Smell the flowers and Blow out the birthday candles"

Great Moves:

Try having your class toss the ball up with one hand as they keep the other hand behind their back.

We often have participants use the tube to "Put their Coat On and Off'" also, have them keep it behind their back and "Dry their Back".  These are great cues for Activities of Daily Living which helps our participants go away knowing what they will be able to do better after attending class.

Seated with tubes under their feet.  Have them cross tubes and change hands.  Pull the handles to their hips. 

Step R slow

Step L slow

R fast 4x's

Step L fast 4x's

Repeat

Bow and Arrow Move with 3 Variations:

1.  Put bracelet on R wrist (Put R hand through handle of tube).  With L arm almost straight and holding handle, R arm is pulled back in bow and arrow position.  Pull R arm back 8x's like shooting arrow.  2. Then, in same position, bend L elbow and hand holding handle comes toward chest.  Repeat  8x's.  3. Then lift and straighten L hand holding handle and pull tube down with R hand. Repeat 8x's.

Now it's your turn!  Please leave your moves in the comment section or e-mail them to me and I will add them.  I look forward to remembering all these great moves!

Fun Joke - Buy a Husband at the Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened downtown, where women may go choose a husband.  Instructions for shoppers say:  "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE!  There are six floors and the number of products increase floor by floor.  Once you go up to the next floor, you cannot go back down, except to exit the building!"  


So a woman goes to the Husband floor to find a husband.  On the first floor the sign on the door reads: 

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids and are Extremely Good Looking

"Wow", she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.  She goes to the fourth floor and reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help with the Housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"  Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with the Housework and Have a  Strong Romantic Streak.  She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the Sign reads:

Floor 6 - "You are visitor number 31,456,012 to this floor.  There are no men on this floor.  This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.  Thank you for shopping at the New Husband Store."

To avoid gender bias charges the store's owner opened a New Wives Store just across the street.

Floor 1 - Has Wives That Love Sex
Floor 2 - Has wives That Love Sex and Have Money
Floor 3 - 6 - Have never been visited.