Fine motor skills, therapeutic gardening among Kaunoa’s April classes for seniors
Fine motor skills and therapeutic gardening will be among the new and special-interest classes that Kaunoa Senior Services will be offering for seniors ages 55 and older in April. All classes are available online via Zoom.
Next month’s new course will be “Let’s Tune up Our Fine Motor Skills!” which will be taught by Paula Keele at 9 a.m. on April 10 and will also be available in person at Kaunoa Senior Center in Spreckelsville.
Kaunoa will also offer a special-interest class, Therapeutic Gardening, at 11 a.m. April 20.
Ongoing wellness and fitness classes will continue, including:
● Stronger Bodies, Smarter Brains, Better Brains, Better Bodies (a total body workout to improve cognitive function, overall strength, balance and flexibility) from 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, April 4-25.
● Move It! Mondays at 8 a.m. April 3-24.
● Walk It! Mondays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 3-24.
● Stretching at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays, April 4-25.
● Yoga — Level 1 at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 4-25. Also available in person at Kaunoa Senior Center.
● Interval Training at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, April 5-28.
● Low-impact Aerobics at 9 a.m. Thursdays, April 6-27.
● Strength and Conditioning Exercises at 10 a.m. Thursdays, April 6-27. Also available in person at the West Maui Senior Center.
● Range of Motion Exercises at 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, April 6-27. Also available in person at the West Maui Senior Center.
● Line Dancing, Intermediate Level at 9 a.m. Thursdays, April 6-27. Also available in person at Kaunoa Senior Center.
Ongoing arts and crafts classes include:
● Bamboo Watercolor Painting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, April 3-24.
● Step-by-Step Acrylic Painting: “Cherry Blossom,” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 19 and 26.
● Maui Birds Watercolor Painting Series from 1 to 3 p.m. April 4 and 11.
For class descriptions and to register, call (808) 2707308 and select option 3 or (808) 270-4310. Signed waivers are required for exercise classes. Pre-registration is required for in-person classes at Kaunoa and West Maui senior centers.
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