The Davis Senior Center offers workshops designed to improve stability and alignment, as well as specific movement strategies to regain balance when challenging exercises are included.

A beginning-level Gaining Balance Workshop is planned from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, and will build flexibility and strength in ankles, hip joints and torso. Participants will practice getting up from a chair and from the floor, and will explore options to regain balance when needed. Both seated and standing exercises are included.

A Level 2 Balance class will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and is designed for individuals who have attended the beginner workshop or its equivalent (check with instructor), and are comfortable getting up from the floor with the aid of a chair.

Classes will include standing and walking with a narrow base of support, sitting and standing on more challenging surfaces, and continuing practice on regaining balance and getting up from the floor.

Each class is $14 and advance registration is required. Participants should wear comfortable clothing in layers and bring a towel.

Students are encouraged to repeat levels to ensure proficiency and comfort with the basic skills before progressing to the next level.

Instructor Marg Bartosek has taught at the Senior Center for the past 20 years. She draws on her expertise in the Feldenkrais Method of Movement Education and the Bones for Life Program to complement traditional balance exercises.

For more information about the workshops, call the Senior Center at (530) 757-5696 or Bartosek at (530) 753-6060.

To register for one or both or these programs, visit the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., call (530) 757-5696 or register online at www.cityofdavis.org.

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