Fitness program designed for older adults

Betsy Bown, not only instructs the Pilates classes at the Cheyenne County Community Center, she also teaches a SilverSneakers Fitness Program Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m.

“The program is designed to increase strength, range of movement, agility, balance and coordination,” said Bown.

According to representatives of the SilverSneakers National Program, “SilverSneakers is the only national wellness program for older adults with 6,000 instructors (including Bown) specifically trained in older-adult fitness and certified by nationally accredited organizations.”

The representatives said tha...