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1LIVE WELL • AGE WELL • BE WELL

KESWICK COMMUNITY HEALTH

LIVE WELL • AGE WELL • BE WELL

Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living

2018 • FALL ISSUE

2 WISE & WELL CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING

The Keswick Wise & Well StoryKeswick is undergoing a transformation, but it hasn’t happened overnight. For more than five years, this Baltimore health resource, once only known as a nursing home, has offered community health services both in the main building on its 40th Street campus and throughout the region.

As popularity for this programming grew, Keswick made the decision to invest in a dedicated space for older people in our area to pursue their health and well-being goals. In fall 2018, Keswick opened the doors to its new Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living, the hub for Keswick Community Health activities. The building, located on Keswick’s campus in the former Bauernschmidt Building, has been intentionally designed with older adults and well-being in mind.

The first of its kind in Maryland, the membership-based Center offers classes, coaching and personalized services across multiple dimensions of wellness. Wise & Well aims to serve as a partner in your health journey and aid in staying active and connected – the proven foundation for healthy aging. This welcoming space offers the opportunity for older people to attend educational programming on a myriad of topics, socialize and take advantage of numerous resources so they are able to live well, age well and be well.

LIVE WELL…

Engage in events and education proven to lead to simply better days, for

you.

AGE WELL…

Guided by coaches and peers, gain a multi-

dimensional perspective of well-being.

BE WELL…

Get what you need to grow and live well in your community, right at home.

Learn more at ChooseKeswick.org/communityhealth Follow Keswick’s progress on Facebook: @keswickmulticarecenter



Welcome to Wise & Well Fall 2018!“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” - Betty Friedan

Welcome to The Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living! I am thrilled that you are interested in taking this next step in your health journey. I encourage you to explore the many classes, activities and programs in the pages that follow.

If you have joined us for Wise & Well classes in the past then you know that we approach health and healthy living from a slightly different perspective. We recognize that this is your journey and that you, like each of us, are unique with your own individual goals, successes and challenges. This is a partnership and the Wise & Well team is here to support, guide, challenge and celebrate with you as you decide “what’s next.” We also expect that we will learn from you and that you, if you are interested, will have the opportunity to share, teach, guide and support other Wise & Well members.

So what’s on the horizon this fall? We are pleased to share with you a wide array of offerings; we hope that you will find that class you have been meaning to take or perhaps a new one that piques your interest. There are many from which to choose – Tai Chi, Art, Brain Health, Yoga, Cooking and more. Yet this is just a start…part of our work this fall is to see what works. We’re learning about what interests you AND how to improve the potential for simply better days for you and your families. As we consider new ideas for Wise & Well programs, please make suggestions of what you would like to see in your Center. Your voice is important and we will follow your lead whenever possible. For instance, self-defense was suggested and viola, we will be partnering with CHANA to offer that program soon. Stay Tuned!

We want your Wise & Well membership to be useful to you – meaning we really want to see you at the Center! We know that having a sense of purpose, moving more and engaging with others is the key to well-being, at every age. As described by Gene Cohen, a pioneer in healthy living as we age, said, “the unique combination of age, experience and creativity can produce exciting inner growth and infinite potential.” We can all be Wise & Well. Looking forward to seeing you around the Center!

Be Well, Susan Susan Bender Wise & Well Team Leader


Table Of Content

Well & Wise Fall Calendar 4

Wise & Well Membership Benefits 9

Additional Membership Benefits… 10

Wise & Well Class Offerings 11

Your Wise & Well Journey 12

Creative Pathways 15

Keswick Signature Brain Series 17

Stepping Up to Stay UP! Many Ways to Prevent Falls 19

Managing Your Personal Health Conditions 21

Fitness Classes 24

Healthy Eating 28

Additional Wise & Well Offerings 29

Wise & Well – A Learning Community 30

The Wise & Well Team 31


Wise & Well Fall CalendarUse this monthly calendar to plan your fall schedule with Wise & Well!

Class Key

Your Wise & Well Journey

Creative Pathways

Keswick Signature Brain Series

Stepping Up to Stay UP! Many Ways to Prevent Falls

Managing Your Personal Health Conditions

Fitness Classes

Healthy Eating

Additional Wise & Well Offerings


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Your Best Life

Your Best LifeArtful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Quilting ClassesBrain Blast

Brain Blast

Magic Meal PlanningService Coordination

Service Coordination

Garden to TableBrain Boot Camp

Quilting ClassesActive Yoga

Active YogaTai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active YogaLine Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Active Yoga

Active YogaActive Yoga

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Artful Minds

Your Best Life

Your Best Life

Your Best Life Fall Awareness

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Stepping Up Your Nutrition

Living Well for Better Moments


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October 2018


Your Best Life

Mile Marker Check

Mile Marker Check

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

BrainWise

BrainWise

BrainWise

BrainWise

Brain Boot Camp

Brain Boot Camp

Brain Boot Camp

Stepping On

Stepping On

Stepping On

Stepping On

Walk With EaseLiving Healthy With High Blood Pressure

Living Healthy With High Blood Pressure

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease






Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Chair YogaChair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi






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November 2018


Your Best Life Mile Marker Check

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Artful Minds

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish ClassesBrainWise

BrainWise

BrainWise

BrainWise

Stepping On

Stepping On

Stepping On

Living Well With Chronic Pain




Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi





No Classes, Happy Thanksgiving!


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December 2018


Your Best Life

Mile Marker Check

Celebrate!

Artful Minds Artful Minds

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes No Classes

Quilting Classes

Spanish Classes

Spanish ClassesBrainWise

BrainWise



Active Yoga

Active Yoga


Active Yoga


Active Yoga

Active Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair YogaChair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Line Dancing

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Tai Chi



No Classes, Happy Holidays!


Wise & Well Membership BenefitsWelcome to Wise & Well! Your $60 yearly membership fee opens up a world of opportunities on your health journey.

What a Wise & Well membership offers you:

• Members-only access – You’ll have access to 14,000 square feet of intentionally designed and programmed spaces that encourage movement, engagement and personal growth for older people.

• Access to private consultation with professionals – Look no further. As a Wise & Well member, you will have access to personal trainers, counselors, massage therapists, art therapists, personal pharmacist, life coaches, and more – who are a part of the Wise & Well community and share our vision for personalized support for members.

• Your Wise & Well Journey Classes – Opportunity for enrollment in, at no additional charge, four (4) classes as you need them on your health journey: Your Best Life, Mile Marker Check, At Your Service – Service Coordination, Celebrations Along the Way.

SPECIAL: Inaugural Wise & Well Membership – Early Birds Save $10!

• Early Bird rate valid through August 31, 2018: $50 per person (Save $10)

• Regular rate: $60 per person

• Membership expires 12 months after date of payment


Additional Membership Benefits…You Choose the Rest! Plot Your Course! Seek Direction…if and when you need it.

• Wise & Well Courses, Programs and Activities – Details for each class are noted as part of the course/program description. (Starting on page 12)

• Strength & Balance/Personal Training – Gain personal guidance on where to start with exercise classes and equipment in our active fitness spaces. (Details on page 26)

• Wise & Well Coach – Meet privately with a Wise & Well coach to gain support when you need it. (Details on page 29)

• Private Consultations @ Wise & Well Center – Individual appointments with professionals who are a part of the Wise & Well community, who share our vision for personal growth. (Details on page 29)


Wise & Well Class Offerings


Your Wise & Well JourneyWise & Well is all about how we can take steps today towards having a better day tomorrow. Those specific steps vary for each of us yet we do not have to figure it all out by ourselves. Most of us move forward with more confidence when we are not traveling entirely alone. That is what this Wise & Well community is all about.

To get the most out of your Wise & Well membership, please join us for the following, at no charge! These courses are included with your membership.

Your Best Life: Choose one of these dates and times (Refreshments Served.)

Dates: September 11, 19 and 26 Time: 11:00am -12:30pmDates: September 11, 13, 18, and 26 Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pmDate: Thursday, October 11 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pmDate: Wednesday, November 14 Time: 11:00am - 12:30pmDate: Wednesday, December 5 Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm

A group experience led by a Wise & Well coach, this gathering walks members through the big-picture of life and well-being. How we feel tomorrow is not just about our physical health. When we consider life across the many dimensions of well-being we often get ideas about where we want to go next. Our goals, what we want to do tomorrow (and next year!) help create a path forward - your Wise & Well journey.

We’ll discuss:

• Dimensions of Well-Being: A guide through an individual self-assessment• Mapping Your Story: Thinking about where you want to go• Journey from Here to There: Goals to get to your best life • Special Guest: A Wise & Well member shares her/his journey with you• Expertise of a Wise & Well Coach


Mile Marker Check (Refreshments Served.)

Dates: Tuesday, October 4 Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pmDates: Wednesday, October 24 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pmDate: Thursday, November 15 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pmDate: Wednesday, December 12 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

A peer-to-peer group experience led by a Wise & Well coach, this gathering is designed to provide a moment to reflect on where we were, where we are, and where we are headed. Sometimes we take detours, or a more scenic route, and sometimes just run out of fuel! Even if we are not where we expected, pausing creates the opportunity to re-evaluate. Sometimes that means asking for help or directions, or for someone to join us on the road, or for help figuring out how to maintain enough fuel for the ride. We can get back on track or change course to get where we want to be.

You will have an opportunity to: • Reflect on where you are• Learn from one another – Share “That Happened to Me!” stories (or not!) • Gain tips to move forward from your peers • Access the expertise of a Wise & Well Coach

Service Coordinator at Your Service (Refreshments Served.)

Weekly offering throughout the fall semester Date: Thursdays, September 20 - December 13 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Room: W&W 119 Fee: No Fee Instructor: Nakia Mack

A group Q&A session on how you can navigate over, under and through some of the barriers that are in your way - that may be preventing you from having better days. These “things” might include transportation, access to healthy foods, health care and housing supports. No matter where you live or what your resources may be, there are tips and tricks to help get where you want to go.

• Learn how to access resources, benefits and services to help you in your travels• Ask questions and hear others’ questions – and the answers shared by you, your

peers and our Wise & Well Coach


Celebrate! (Refreshments Served.)

Date: Monday, December 17 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sometimes planned and sometimes spontaneous, celebrations acknowledge successes for ourselves and for others and inspire us to strive for endless possibilities, and…they are just plain FUN. At Wise & Well, we’ll get the ball rolling with a few planned days of celebration every year. We also encourage members to celebrate and come up with your own ways to share the joy - because smiling is contagious, and it is really, really good for you!

• Healthier and Happier! Smiling helps reduce the level of stress-enhancing hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and dopamine… and reduces blood pressure!

• Inspired! Feeling inspired is often the key to being engaged, productive and successful – at whatever that means to you.


Creative Pathways

Artful Minds Creative Workshop

Dates: Mondays, September 17 - December 3Dates: Fridays, September 21 - December 7Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm (Open Studio) Room: Art StudioFee: $25 for 12- week session Instructor: Jessie Houff & S. Prescott Do you find yourself doodling with anything you can get your hands on? Do you have an active imagination and untapped creative potential? Here is an opportunity for you to stir up your inner artist and engage your creative brain! This Artful Minds Wise & Well Open Studio Workshop engages older people in discovery or rediscovery of their creative self to better express themselves in visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Work at your own pace on projects using various media with support and guidance from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) graduate students, supported by Keswick’s Libby Bowerman Fellowship. Come share your story, express yourself, and create art!


Quilting Classes

Date: Wednesdays, beginning September 5Time: 9:30am – 11:00am Room: W&W 126Fee: Free – Bring Your Own Supplies

Learn something new and create a memory. No experience necessary and fellowship is delightful. A variety of quilting projects are underway in which you can participate or bring your own project for group activity.

Spanish Classes

Date: Thursdays, beginning September 6Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm Room: W&W 220Fee: Free Instructor: Cindy Zonies

Challenge yourself and expand your mind by learning a new language!


Keswick Signature Brain Series

Brain Blast(This workshop is the first of a three-part, progressive Wise & Well Signature Brain Health Series.)

Date: Wednesdays, September 5Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm Room: W&W 126Fee: Free Instructor: Lisa Clerman & Jeanee Wiscovitch

Date: Thursdays, September 13Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm Room: W&W 126Fee: Free Instructor: Tina Doggett & Nakia Mack

This session is a high energy, highly interactive experience that provides you the opportunity to exercise your brain through fun brain games and challenges in a group social setting. Think game show engagement! Learn about the six areas of brain health and why brain challenges are important to your functional health. This class is a blast and will give your brain the boost it craves. Come meet new friends, challenge your mind and have fun. Your brain will thank you!

Brain Boot Camp Workshop

Date: Mondays, September 24 - October 15Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Room: W&W 214Fee: $25 for 4-week session Instructor: Lisa Clerman

Brain Boot Camp is designed as a brain fitness challenge that, like a fitness boot camp, is fast-paced, frequently changes activity intervals, requires on-the-spot thinking and challenges the group to “push” their thinking and behaviors beyond the status quo. Boot Camp has an intensive social component, which utilizes competitive and cooperative challenges to foster group interaction. You will be motivated to challenge yourself in a supportive environment, engage with new people and make discoveries about your brain to learn what it needs to be healthy and thrive!


BrainWise Workshop

Date: Thursdays, October 4 - December 13Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm Room: W&W 214Fee: $45 for 10-week session, includes BCAT Instructor: Lisa Clerman & Tina Doggett

BrainWise is a series of progressively deeper engagement that focuses on cognitive sharpness and commitment to work on identified needs to improve brain capacity, make behavior changes and commit to new health practices for improved clarity, focus and functional ability. The goal in this series is to provide tools both through social group engagement and individual specific daily practice that promote healthy habits. This workshop provides a pre-assessment and a post-assessment for the purpose of providing a tailored approach to meet your individual engagement needs and for you to note the change at the completion of the series. Certificate upon course completion.


Stepping Up to Stay UP! Many Ways to Prevent Falls

Falls Awareness Walk Steady Social

Date: Friday, September 14Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Room: W&W 126Fee: Free Instructor: Sue Bender

Join your peers in this Falls Awareness Celebration! Step into your future with confidence! If you have participated in one of our Falls Prevention classes, Stepping On or Walk With Ease then come re-fresh your practice of Walking Steady. Or, if you have thought about taking one of these prevention classes but have not yet registered, come learn some tips and balance and strength movements that can help you reduce your fall risk. Share your success stories and mingle with guest experts to learn how you can continue to Walk Steady with confidence!

Stepping Up Your Nutrition Workshop(A MAC, Inc. Living Well Center of Excellence and the Maryland Department of Aging, Health Education program)

Date: Wednesday, September 19Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Room: W&W 214Fee: Free Instructor: Carolyn Moore & Tasha Cornish

This workshop will increase your awareness of healthy eating and understand the risk for malnutrition in older people and those with chronic conditions. You will learn the importance of balanced nutrition throughout the day as it relates to fall prevention and you will be able to identify the key warning signs of malnutrition. You will learn how nutrition affects fall risk, the importance of muscle strength, key nutrients for older people particularly protein and fluids, and how to create and action plan to improve nutritional health.


Stepping On Falls Prevention Workshop (A Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging evidence-based falls prevention program)

Dates: Fridays, October 5 - November 16Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm Room: W&W 123 & 126Fee: $30 for 7-week session Instructor: Dr. Muslimah Ali, Stephanie Pessin, Lisa Clerman, and Guest Experts from the community

Many older people have suffered a slip, trip or fall experience that has shaken their confidence or resulted in injury. You understand that a threat of a fall is a “game changer” as a barrier to doing activities safely at home or in your community. Falls awareness and prevention strategies are key to personal independence for all of us as we age. This workshop builds self-confidence and offers you a mindful way to reduce your fall risk. This highly interactive workshop covers a variety of topics that include fall and risk, strength and balance exercises, home hazards, safe footwear, vision, safety in public places and how medication management can impact your risk.

Walk With Ease Workshop(An Arthritis Foundation evidence-based health education program)

Dates: Wednesdays, September 5 - October 10Dates: Fridays, September 7 - October 12Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm Room: W&W 126/Garden Fee: $10 for 6-week session, includes workbook Instructor: Nakia Mack

Walking is a wonderful physical activity choice for older people or those who are less active. If you experience stiff joints from arthritis or pain due to inflammation or other conditions you know it is a challenge to engage in robust fitness programs. Walk with Ease, is a gentle walking program where you move at your own pace. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you will be able to participate successfully! Walking offers many benefits for the body and though it is the primary activity of this workshop, it is not the only part. The other important components are health education information, stretching and strengthening exercises and motivational tips and tools. So grab a friend and get moving for increased energy to feel better to become more active in managing your pain and stiffness.


Managing Your Personal Health ConditionsThese courses were created to help you help yourself in managing your health conditions. The courses are evidence-based, with studies showing improvements in health outcomes among those who complete the courses. The information provided helps you with real day-to-day challenges, including stress management and decision-making, giving you the tools you need to live better days.

Living Healthy With High Blood Pressure (A QTAC-NY evidence-based self-management program)

Date: Wednesday, October 3Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm Room: W&W 214Fee: Free Instructor: Carolyn Moore

Date: Monday, October 22Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Room: W&W 126Fee: Free Instructor: Lisa Clerman

This interactive workshop uses a peer-led group format to engage participants in various activities and topics that include: What is High Blood Pressure?, Problems with Salt/Sodium Intake, Home Monitoring Tips, Where Is The Salt and Knowing your Numbers. This workshop provides general health education and skills development for you to better self-manage living with high blood pressure. Educational handouts provided.


Living Well For Better Moments Workshop (A Self-Management Resource Center Program)

Date: Tuesdays, September 25 - October 30Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm Room: W&W 214Fee: $20 for 6-week session, includes workbook and CD Instructor: Susan Bender & Carolyn Moore

Living with a chronic condition can be full of challenges that may limit your engagement in activities and the life you enjoy. This workshop has helped many older people overcome the same challenges that you may be experiencing. It offers you the opportunity to be empowered, learn new behaviors and approaches to better manage symptoms and improve your quality of life, enabling you to re-engage in the life that you enjoy! This is an opportunity to discover how to function at your best regardless of the difficulties the chronic condition may present. Workshop participants share similar challenges and help each other find solutions, set action plans, and build self-confidence to overcome barriers. We will cover nutrition, physical movement, stress and medication management, and planning for the future. Participants report, after completing this workshop, that they have more energy, fewer symptoms, greater ability and enhanced communication with their health providers!

Living Well With Chronic Pain Workshop(A Self-Management Resource Center Program)

Date: Mondays, November 5 - December 10Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm Room: W&W 126 Fee: $20 for 6-week session, includes a workbook and CD Instructor: Lisa Clerman & Carolyn Moore

Chronic pain includes many types of conditions from a variety of causes. You know your pain is real and you live with it every day. You must deal not only with your specific condition, but also with the impact this has on your life and emotions. In this workshop series you will learn numerous techniques that you can do to feel better. These tools from our tool kit will not eliminate the pain, but will help you better manage your pain, and enable you to become more active and involved in your life. In this supportive workshop environment you will learn techniques to deal with fatigue, frustration, isolation, poor sleep, appropriate use of medication, communicating effectively with loved ones and gentle physical movements that can improve your strength, flexibility and endurance to gain more control over your pain.


Fitness Classes

Active Yoga

Date: Session 1: Mondays, September 17 – October 29Date: Session 2: Mondays, November 5 – December 17Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Room: W&W 123Fee: $21 per each 7 week session Instructor: Lynda Holtschneider

Experience a yoga and meditation practice designed just for you. This mat-based class is designed to improve your physical and mental well-being. Bring a mat and a towel.

Active Yoga

Date: Tuesdays, beginning September 4 Time: 5:45pm – 6:45pm Room: W&W 214Fee: Free for Keswick Staff Instructor: Stephanie Rhodes

Date: Fridays, beginning September 7Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm Room: W&W 123Fee: Free for Keswick Staff Instructor: Stephanie Rhodes

This wonderful exercise program improves flexibility, bone strength, balance, cognitive brain function and reduces blood pressure through stretching, breathing, meditation and conditioning. Bring a mat and a towel.


Chair Yoga

Dates: Session 1: Wednesdays, September 5 – October 24Dates: Session 2: Wednesdays, October 31 – December 19Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Room: W&W 220Fee: $24 per each 8 week session Instructor: Gretchen Van Utt

Dates: Session 1: Mondays, September 17 – October 29Dates: Session 2: Mondays, November 5 – December 17Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Room: W&W 220Fee: $21 per each 7 week session Instructor: Gretchen van Utt

Come enjoy stretching and core strength exercises, balance and conditioning. This is a great way to reduce stress. No experience necessary.

Line Dancing

Dates: Session 1: Tuesday, September 11 – October 23Dates: Session 2: Tuesday, October 30 – December 18Time: 9:45am – 11:00am Room: AuditoriumFee: $14 per each 7 week session Instructor: Sheila Abrams-Jones

Here is an opportunity to exercise your brain and your body, and it is great for balance too! These Line Dancers really rock; come out and get in line for some fun, fitness and fellowship. It is so much fun that it does not feel like exercise. No experience required.

Tai Chi

Dates: Session 1: Tuesdays, September 4 - October 23Dates: Session 2: Tuesdays, October 30 - December 18Time: 9:45am – 11:00am Room: W&W 123 Fee: $50 for each 8-week sessionInstructor: Eric Johnson, Baltimore Tai Chi

Tai Chi improves your balance, lowers your blood pressure, increases your energy level, and lowers the risk of falls. It’s a simple and easy to learn exercise for your health and wellness!


Strength & Balance Fitness Evaluation/Training Plan(Participation requires a signed physician release in advance.)

Date: Schedule your sessionTime: By Appointment Room: W&W 124Fee: $40 for one-hour session Instructor: Dr. Muslimah Ali

Need a plan to begin your wellness training plan? Consider signing up for a personal evaluation and training plan that emphasizes strength and balance. You’ll meet one-on-one with a Fitness Coach to create a fitness plan that is right for you.

Group Guidance on Fitness Equipment (Prerequisite: Evaluation/Training Plan)

Date: Schedule varies Time: Posted Schedule in W&W 124 Room: W&W Fitness RoomFee: $20 for one-hour group class Instructor: Dr. Muslimah Ali, Stephanie Pessin

Interested in learning about the fitness tools at the Wise & Well Center? Consider joining this group class and receive guidance on each of the pieces of fitness equipment in the Center.


Individual Guidance on Fitness Equipment/Personal Training(Prerequisite: Evaluation/Training Plan)

Instructor: Dr. Muslimah Ali, Stephanie Pessin

Schedule varies30-Minute Personal Training Sessions$40 per 30 minute session $90 for a 3-session package$175 for a 6-session package

W&W Fitness Room60-Minute Personal Sessions$60 per 60 minute session$150 for 3-session package$270 for a 6-session package

Interested in learning about the fitness tools at the Wise & Well Center? Consider signing up for one (or more!) one-on-one personal training sessions and be the best you possible.

Union Memorial Hospital Strength Training

Union Memorial Hospital hosts its Strength Training for 50 plus fitness program, facilitated by Carol Kennedy, hosted in the Keswick auditorium on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am - 9:30am.


Healthy Eating

Magic Meal Planning

Date: September 20Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm Room: W&W 126Fee: $15 Instructor: Carolyn Moore, Holistic Health Coach

This highly interactive healthy eating class will focus on meal planning basics that will enable you to serve up quick, healthy meals that you and your family will love. We’ll share tips to help you construct a healthy plate (meal) that is colorful (like eating the rainbow!) complete with the appropriate amount of protein, grains, vegetable and dairy. Bring a recipe or favorite menu to share for class discussion.

Garden to Table – “Summer Bounty”(Class size limited to 15)

Date: September 27Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Room: W&W 126Fee: $25 Instructor: Carolyn Moore, Holistic Health Coach

In this interactive demonstration class, we will share details of creating wholesome meals right from your garden’s summer bounty! We will walk through the details of designing a scrumptious summer picnic supper. Herbs and vegetables picked from the Wise & Well garden or from our local farmer’s market will be featured in this picnic supper. And, you will get to sample the featured foods for this late summer picnic dinner. Bon Appétit!


Additional Wise & Well Offerings

Wise & Well Coaching Sessions

Date: Schedule your sessionRoom: Wise & Well Suites Fee: $30 per one-hour session

Need a one-on-one consult to better plot your wellness course, to get back on track or to envision your better days? Consider signing up for a private meeting with a Wise & Well Coach to access the support you need to live your best days.

Private Consultations @ Wise & Well Center

Date: Individual appointments based on availabilityRoom: Wise & Well Suites Fee: Fees vary by practitioner

Wise & Well members have the opportunity to access health-related professionals who are a part of the Wise & Well community that share our vision for personal growth. Consults are available in the areas of counseling, massage therapy, art therapy, personal pharmacy/medication management, life coaching and more.


Wise & Well – A Learning CommunityAt Keswick Community Health, part of our work is to see what works. We’re learning too, about how to improve the potential for simply better days for older people and families. That means we measure our progress. How well are we doing? Are we making a difference? Are there positive outcomes? To get there, we ask for your thoughts, we collect health metrics and we follow up again to see if together, we made progress. We never share your personal information without your permission. We use your personal information when we are in discussion with you for your benefit only. We use aggregated data – without any identifiable information – when we evaluate how well we did teaching a class or guiding a group of members through the Wise & Well program.

We know that there is more to learn about how to do a better job creating improved possibilities for all of us as we age. We are committed to both sharing proven practice with you today while also helping to build a stronger knowledge base towards a better tomorrow for all older people. Thank you for joining us in this effort!

The Wise & Well TeamThis crew has been intentionally assembled for your journey. You are in good hands.

Your Wise & Well Team Leader

Susan BenderWise & Well Team Leader, holds a Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Social Change and a Bachelor of Science in Education with an emphasis on Therapeutic Recreation. She is certified as a Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool (BCAT) Master Clinician and is trained to lead: National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP); Living Well - Chronic Disease, Diabetes and Pain Self-Management; Stepping Up Your Nutrition; Stepping-On Falls Prevention (Master Trainer); Hypertension.


Your Wise & Well Coaches

Lisa Clerman, Tina Doggett, Nakia Mack and Jeanée Wiscovitch – have nearly 50 years of combined experience in developing and delivering programs, activities and initiatives specifically for older people. They are skilled in advanced motivational interviewing and are trained to view health and well-being from a holistic perspective, recognizing that each person is unique with their own goals, circumstances and interests. Our Wise & Well Coaches are here to partner with you on your journey to achieve your personal level of wellness, at whatever pace works best for you. The Coaches are helping you create your plan of action in a supportive environment that facilitates behavior change. They share strategies and guidance for your wellness journey.

Wise & Well Expert Partners

Our leaders are hand-picked by Keswick Community Health. In addition to our own Wise & Well Team, you will be guided by experts in health promotion who have worked with us for years and who share the Wise & Well vision.

Peer Leaders - Volunteers

You will be guided and supported by peers – older people who are at a place on their own journeys that gives them the opportunity to take the lead. We offer training to those ready to take that step. If you are interested in becoming a peer leader, start by becoming a Keswick Volunteer. Contact Rosalyn in Volunteer Services, 410-662-4380 or [email protected].

Keswick Executive Leadership Team

Carmel Roques, President & Chief Executive OfficerEric Turnbaugh, Chief Financial OfficerMaria Darby, Vice President, Communications & External RelationsAileen Tinney, Vice President, Keswick Community HealthKathy Graning, Executive Director, Keswick Multicare


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