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| OHCC LIVING | JUNE 2024 | 41 Spring Bocce Tournament is a huge success! Joe Trimino's winning team with Isaak Ayzenshteyn, Fern Laethem, Phil Torres and Jeff Powell who filled in on the last day. e first tournament for 2024 had 32 players, the biggest since 2019. e six teams played in a three-day tournament with a great cheering section. Prize money was distributed at the Quarterly Meeting on May 2. e meeting also included an introduction to the planning under way to start two leagues to play bocce on Tuesday and/or ursday. Details for sign up and league guidelines are always distributed to members and posted on the bulletin board at the bocce courts. Join us any Wednesday aernoon to learn more about the game of bocce and playing your first game. Witten by Jackie Crosby, (760) 290-3885 Bocce Club If you are looking for a way to reduce stress and anxiety, and a way to increase flexibility and balance, then Tai Chi exercise may be just what the doctor ordered. Originally, Tai Chi was developed for self-defense, but has evolved into a graceful form of exercise. Some describe it as meditation in motion because it promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Tai Chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. Tai Chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. It is especially suitable for older adults who otherwise may not exercise. e benefits of Tai Chi may include: decreased stress, improved mood, increased energy, improved flexibility, balance, and agility, and improved muscle strength. OHCC offers a free Tai Chi class each Tuesday and ursday, 9 to 10 am, in the Abravenal Hall. Each class is led by a video presentation that lasts about 45 minutes. For more information, please contact Mary Ross at (760) 295-9979 or mk1ross@cox.net. Tai Chi Several things are happening in the Senior Fitness Chair Yoga class. Beginning June 1, Cheryl will be instructing Mondays and Wednesdays only. Friday's class will be taught by a well-qualified instructor, Jennie Mac Goy, beginning June 7. Jennie has attended one of our classes and has met Cheryl Todd. Several of us have previewed Jennie's YouTube class and she has been endorsed by Cheryl and the Senior Fitness Club Board. You can see Jennie on YouTube@jenniemacgoyyoga.com. Click on the "About" tab. Please welcome her on Fri., June 7. e Senior Fitness Chair to Mat Yoga class will continue with Tatis Cervantes-Aiken each Tuesday. e really good news is Chair Yoga will be scheduled in the new Lanai anytime the Hall is not available. Consequently, you can maintain a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday schedule without interruption. See you in class! Submitted by Carol Farrell, Secretary Senior Fitness Club