Kia ora, last Thursday I started an exercise class at Nga Purapura in Otaki. Kora Kaumatua is an exercise session for older people and I was a bit uncertain about going but I loved it.
We are different ages, have different abilities, some of us are recovering from strokes, some have sore shoulders or other sore limbs, some of us a very old, some of us are on walking frames – all of us come out with smiles on our faces.
The exercises are done to music and that’s one of the best parts. You can see us all light up when Poi e plays and also when Elvis sings – the instructor has a great taste in music, especially the kind that will make us get up and want to engage with the exercises.
Some of us sit, some of us stand, some of us find the exercises testing, all of us find some of the exercises testing, but we all have a go. It’s a full-on hour and its absolutely free to anyone in Otaki (or wherever) who wants to come along. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-11am Nga Purapura, Tasman Road, Otaki.
After we’ve finished the hour there is a cup of tea and a pikelet or some cheese on a round of bread. The food is prepared by the instructor’s mother. If you want, you can put in a koha ($2) for the tea and food but you don’t have to. That’s koha.
See you there.
