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Living Better, Living Longer, Living Happier<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

By Cindy A. Borgonzi
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It\u2019s my belief that all education and exercise needs to be fun and uplifting, because all the good energy stays with us all day and boots our outlook on life. I teach a class called Fit for Life Gold<\/em> at local senior centers in Boston, Massachusetts, and I focus on keeping seniors well through physical and mental activities that generate more overall fitness and happiness. It\u2019s my belief working with seniors for over five years what older adults want most is to live independently and incorporating Qi Gong into their daily lives becomes way of life that will both physically and spiritually keep individuals, on a journey towards a \"\"<\/a>lifetime of good chi and good health. I teach Therapeutic Qi Gong as part of my Fit for Life Gold<\/em> class, and one of my main goals is to provide students with the health benefits of Qi Gong and this makes a big difference in their lives and commitment to practice. My students love to receive information on how it provides older adults the opportunity of preventing and healing various illnesses and premature aging by doing the soothing exercises. I focus on how easy it is to learn, and for best results it\u2019s done as a daily practice and do remind them of that in each class. My focus is on what they \u201ccan do\u201d to prevent premature aging and keep themselves feeling well for many years. I have found once students learn Qi Gong they keep coming back for more, because they experience many positive emotional and physical health benefits from the powerful healing practice. My students come for many years and are curious and want to learn more about preventative health practices and the Chinese healing arts. Most of my students learn Tai Chi which gives them a higher level of training. The main thing I keep in mind as a Qi Gong instructor is what is best for my students and they like variety and fun so I think out side the box and I\u2019m always changing up the class which seniors aren\u2019t so receptive to, but interestingly enough they rise to the occasion every time and they are healthier and more confident as the years go on. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I tell my students \u201cyou don\u2019t have to run in a super marathon to be healthy and fit you just need to keep physically and spiritually active every day\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These are some simple tricks in class to keep the good energy flowing and to keep students coming to class consistently: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n