NSW Seniors Festival is the largest festival for seniors in the Southern Hemisphere, reaching up to 500,000 seniors each year.
The festival gives local seniors the chance to make new friends or get together with old ones at an array of local community events.
Ku-ring gai Fitness & Aquatic Centre (Proudly Managed by the Y | NSW) will be running a series of special seniors activities in centre to encourage local seniors to come into the centre, learn more about the benefits of fitness and healthy living and to network with other seniors.
See below for a full list of activities
- Free Aquatic Pass: This offer is open to anyone over the age of 60. Includes free access to utilise the pool facilities at Ku-ring-gai Fitness and Aquatic Centre, a fully accessible facility boasting a 25m heated indoor pool, indoor program pool and 50m heated outdoor pool.
- Free Health and Fitness Seminar: The seminar will discuss healthy ageing, nutrition and exercise options for seniors.
- Free Seniors picnic: Held on Wednesday 12th Feb at 1:00pm to launch Seniors Week 2020. The centre will host a FREE picnic for seniors who want to attend, participants will receive healthy lunch food and a small goodie bag to take home.
- The centre will also be offering 3 FREE fitness classes for seniors to come and try. These 3 free beginner’s ‘PrYme’ exercise classes are for any guests who feel uneasy about starting exercise, may not have exercised for an extended period or lack the confidence to join a regularly scheduled class. These classes are taught by professional instructors and specifically formulated for people over the age of 60.
- Free Group Fitness Class: Thursday 13th Feb 8:00am-9:00am
- Free Aqua Class: Tuesday 18th Feb 10:00am-10:45am
- Free Group Fitness Class: Wednesday 19th Feb 11:30am-12:30pm
These events were made possible through the support of the NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program.
Please contact the centre to find out more about any of these activities or to learn more about how the Y can support you with your health and fitness goals!
