Loop band exercise, a total body workout routine using a giant rubber band

Stay young and fit with new exercise and relaxation classes especially designed for seniors at the Sunshine Place. The recreation center run by the Felicidad Tan Sy Foundation now offers loop band exercise classes and Qi Gong sessions for wellness for the mind, body and soul.

The loop band exercise, also known as the resistance band exercise, is a total body workout routine using a giant rubber band. Each session includes warm-ups for arm and leg stretching, and the “ABCD” exercises consisting of archery movements, biceps routines, arm raising and bending techniques—all using the rubber loop band with elasticity fit for seniors.

Apart from improving muscle strength, endurance, balance, coordination and flexibility, this routine also serves as a good cardio exercise.

The full course of the loop band exercise program includes eight sessions with instructor Danica Ducay of Life-Care Fitness Management Inc. every Monday at 2:30-3:30 p.m., fourth floor, Dance Studio of the Sunshine Place.

Qi Gong offers relaxation for the body and mind that create harmony. An activity practiced in preparation for tai chi, it helps the body open its energy centers, allowing energy to flow efficiently. Basic principles include correcting one’s body posture and breathing with exercises, poses and techniques.

The Qi Gong program includes eight sessions with instructor Jose Antonio Anonas every Wednesday and Saturday, 10-11 am, fourth floor, Dance Studio of the Sunshine Place.

Qi gong offers relaxation for the body and mind through correcting one’s body posture and breathing.

Sunshine Place, a senior recreation center under the Felicidad Tan Sy Foundation, is a venue for adults to live actively, through engaging in recreational classes and age-appropriate physical training programs.

It offers a wide range of activities for its members and guests: music classes and voice lessons; jazz, Yeba and social ballroom dance classes; and nutrition counseling and customized fitness training programs. The chapel is open every day and has a 12:15 p.m. mass every Friday.

Sunshine Place is an accredited Merchant Partner of the Philippine Retirement Authority.

Sunshine Place is at 56 Jupiter St., Bel-Air, Makati City. Call 8564144, 0917-5155656; e-mail [email protected].