FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact Bethany Kendrick
Director Public Relations
Labette Community College
(620) 820-1280

 

LCC Offering Health and Wellness Courses through Community Service Department

 

This spring 2010 Labette Community College will be offering several different Health and Wellness courses including; Tai Chi for Health & Tai Chi for Arthritis, Essentials of Health, Beginning Meditation for Relaxation, Basic Concepts of Herbs, and Organic Gardening Principles.

The first two classes, beginning Monday, January 25th, are Tai Chi classes that will be offered at the Parsons Senior Center; one class for Health & a second for Arthritis. The instructor for these courses is Jonathon Unruh, M. Ed. and certified Tai Chi Instructor.

 

Tai Chi for Health is designed to improve the quality of life for people with arthritis using Sun style Tai Chi. This includes agile steps and exercises that may improve mobility, breathing and relaxation. The movements don’t require deep bending or squatting, which makes it easier and more comfortable to learn. The program itself consists of 12 movements - 6 basic and 6 advanced - a warm up and a cool down. The Tai Chi Exercise Program uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, increase range of motion and maintain muscle strength.  

 

The Tai Chi for Arthritis class is an exercise-based program designed specifically for individuals with arthritis that uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion, and helps maintain muscle strength. The program also helps increase overall stamina. Basic and advanced levels are available. Most exercises are performed while sitting in a chair and other exercise standing next to a chair.

 

Tai Chi for Arthritis will be Mondays and Wednesdays through May 12^th at 8:00 a.m. and Tai Chi for Health will be Mondays and Wednesdays through May 12^th at 9:00 a.m. Each class is worth two credit hours and the cost for each is $75.00.

 

For more information on LCC’s Tai Chi classes, to enroll, and/or to request more information about any of the other Health and Wellness courses offered at LCC, please contact Carol Rabig by e-mail at carolr@labette.edu or call 1-888-LABETTE, ext. 1273.