{"id":98637,"date":"2019-01-03T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98637"},"modified":"2019-01-03T09:24:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:24:32","slug":"%ef%bb%bfcanastota-public-library-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98637","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffCanastota Public Library news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Get active, get fit at the library<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s face it…it\u2019s hard to exercise during the winter\nmonths in Central New York. It\u2019s cold and icy outside, and it gets dark early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the Canastota Public Library wants to help make\nit a little easier for you to exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in Jan., grab a walking partner, a good pair of\nshoes, comfortable clothes and a bottle of water and come to the library for Walk\nThis Way. The Lawson Community Room will be transformed into our walking area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll be walking on the following Wednesdays: Jan. 16, 23,\n30; Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 10, 17 and 24. You\ncan choose which group fits your needs as we\u2019ll be walking from 4 to 4:45 p.m.\nand from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Each session will begin with a warm-up and end with a\ncool-down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk this Way will utilize some of our favorite walking DVDs\nfrom the library\u2019s collection. Space is limited, so sign up at the Circulation\nDesk or call the library at 315.697.7030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are over 65 and would prefer to do some chair-based\nfitness, our library has been chosen as a site for a study to be conducted this\nwinter. Volunteers are needed to participate in a three-month video-led fitness\nstudy conducted by the Geri-Fit Company. To qualify for the study, participants\nmust be over the age of 65 and not be doing any kind of strength training\nexercises (walking, tai chi or yoga are okay). Most of the exercises will be\nperformed seated in a chair, and you will not have to get on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants should complete as many of the 24 classes that\nwill be conducted during the three-month (12-week) period beginning the week\nof Jan. 14 through mid-April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need to bring your own water to drink during the\nworkout. You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit DVD and several different levels\nof Geri-Fit video workouts will be shown throughout the duration of the study. Hand\nweights and rubber exercise bands will be available for all participants. Everyone\nis encouraged to work out at their own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45 minutes on the\nsecond floor of the library. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each\nparticipant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the\nvideo-led classes and to determine if their strength, stamina, balance and range\nof motion has improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geri-Fit video fitness classes will start Monday, Jan. 14,\nand will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays. Space is limited,\nso sign up at the Circulation Desk, call 315.697.7030 or visit gerifit.com for\nmore information about this program for older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A third exercise program, Bone Builders, meets Tuesday\nmornings at 10 a.m. in the Lawson Community Room. Bone Builders is a program of\nRSVP of Madison County. Bone builders is a research-based exercise program\ndeveloped by Tufts University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an exercise and education program designed to\nprevent and help alleviate osteoporosis and improve general fitness. Each\nsession consists of balance, strengthening and stretching exercises. Some\nutilize hand or leg weights. Exercise groups are led by RSVP volunteers and\nsupported by a trained RSVP staff member. A typical group ranges from 8 to 18\nparticipants age 50 and beyond. Men and women are welcome. Bone Builders\nsessions include valuable health information such as nutrition and exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise sessions are free of charge. Equipment to begin the\nprogram is provided. If you are interested in joining, come one Tuesday and\nspeak to coordinator, Christine Crandall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The library is always interested in your ideas on programs\nyou would like to see us offer. If you have a program you would like to present\nor are interested in learning more about a specific topic, let us know. The\nlibrary is located at 102 W. Center St., Canastota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get active, get fit at the library Let\u2019s face it…it\u2019s hard to exercise during the winter months in Central New York. It\u2019s cold and icy outside, and it gets dark early. This year, the Canastota Public Library wants to help make it a little easier for you to exercise. Beginning in Jan., grab a walking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-libraries","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/88163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}