Exercise Body, Senses and Brain is returning for a 12-week exercise program, with each session lasting one hour and will have a different focus. The intention of this program is to:

1. Help participants maintain an active lifestyle in their own home.
2. Teach skills which can be used independently and frequently.
3. Teach skills which integrate movement and sensory input for better brain function.
4. Teach skills which will improve balance (also seated balance), coordination and strength.

This online exercise program will empower participants to use the skills they learn on a daily basis. Each session will focus on and include a short explanation of the exercises and their objectives with regard to body-brain function. Handouts and videos of the information and exercises will be available upon request.

Session Objectives:

• Sensory Warm Up - This warm up provides sensory stimulation from head to toes. By focusing and feeling each part of the body, overall awareness and coordination is improved.

• Breathing - A variety of breathing drills will be taught as well as the effects of paradoxical vs diaphragmatic breathing from a nervous system perspective.

**Props Needed: Paper bag, drinking straw, exercise band**

• Joint Mobility (Upper Body) - Traditional exercises emphasizing muscle strength and mobility for the upper body. This session will focus on moving joints in a full range of motion.

**Props Needed: Pen, exercise band**

• Joint Mobility (Lower Body) - Traditional exercises emphasizing muscle strength and mobility for the lower body. This session will also incorporate balance.

**Props Needed: Exercise band, hand towel**

About Anne Klausner:

Anne Klausner studied hydrotherapy at the Kibbutzim College in Tel Aviv, Israel. She supplemented these studies at Wingate Institute of Physical Education training in osteopathic and rehabilitation therapy methods. She went on to gain invaluable experience working as an aquatic therapist at the Sheba Rehabilitation Hospital with patients of all ages who had suffered traumatic injuries or had chronic syndromes.

After coming to Canada in 2006, Anne certified as a personal trainer and has since been studying the neurology of movement and pain. In 2016, she founded Exercise with Care in order to spread her vision of health and well -being by helping those who suffer from chronic pain and movement challenges.

Exercise with Care provides one-on-one and small group sessions. Anne also conducts workshops and webinars. In March 2019, she spoke to BIAYR at the Richmond Hill Public Library.

Anne is an advocate to change how those with chronic pain are treated. No one should be told that pain is “normal” or to “get used to it”.