Fitness: Connie Toepel instructs a tai chi class during Senior Fitness Day at HealthWorks Fitness Center Thursday. Senior Fitness Day is a national health initiative and is the largest older adult health and wellness event in the nation. The common goal of the event is to keep older Americans healthy and fit. The event not only provided exercises for the participants, but also large amounts of information regarding their physical health and the benefits of exercising. The event was from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at HealthWorks Fitness Center and Walmart provided blood pressure checks and health screenings for the participants. Other sponsors included UAMS South Arkansas Center on Aging and First Financial Bank. “This is a day to encourage people to exercise,” Lori DeWese said. “It’s just to encourage people to get up and move and that exercise can be fun.”
