AARP New Jersey Provides Free, Virtual Healthy Living Classes

Over the past few months, AARP New Jersey has held multiple healthy, active living classes to get you up and active while remaining in the comfort of your home!

Participants from across the state connected virtually for our series of free, virtual workout classes – including tai chi, gentle chair yoga and Vinyasa Flow beginner/intermediate yoga.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), we hosted a virtual Zumba Gold dance class. The low-impact, modified, easy-to-follow version of the wildly popular, Latin-inspired Zumba Dance fitness workout was a hit. We followed up with a virtual Latin dance class, which highlighted Salsa, Merengue, Bachata & Cumbia dances.

We also held virtual, healthy cooking and nutrition classes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Chef Carolina Moratti provided flavorful and culturally infused recipes and walked participants through the preparation as she cooked the meal live from her kitchen! Chef Moratti taught a Mexican recipe in the morning class in English, and followed up with a Spanish recipe in the evening class in Spanish.

And lastly, in November, we held a series of virtual events that celebrated Diwali – the Hindu festival of lights.

Individuals participated in Pranayama yoga, which is the practice of breath control in yoga, and Bollywood Zumba, which is a dance workout focusing on Bollywood in honor of Diwali!

We also hosted cooking demos and nutrition education classes to celebrate Diwali. A chef walked individuals through healthy twists on South Asian dishes and Diwali favorites! Then participants learned about making daily healthy choices.

Make sure to check out our state event page here for future classes in 2021! If you’re not already signed up to receive our emails, please sign up at aarp.org/Yes2EmailNJ. 

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