Tai Ji Quan-Moving For Better Balance at the Granby Senior Center

The Granby Senior Center will present Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance®(TJQMBB) Falls Prevention Program this fall in conjunction with a grant from the National Council on Aging (NCOA).

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) is an evidence-based exercise training program that was designed for older adults at risk of falling and/or people with balance disorders.

TJQMBB is a 24-week program consisting of 60-minute sessions that meet 2-3 times per week in groups of 8-10 participants. Unlike traditional Tai Ji Quan routines that are used as a martial art or recreational activity, TJQMBB focuses on improving balance and preventing falls by addressing common, but potentially debilitating, functional impairments/deficits.

This fun and engaging class will teach participants balance techniques, mini-therapeutic movements, how to improve balance, mobility, walking and physical/mental well-being and self-awareness and controlling body movements in performing various activities of daily life.

The program will held every Wednesday and Friday at 2PM at the Granby Senior Center starting September 25th and ending on March 27th. The Senior Center is able to offer this program free to the community with the assistance of a NCOA grant.

For more information call 860-844-5352.