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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:

(Unless otherwise noted, the event will be held in the Food Court immediately after the workout session at 9:30 AM.)

Exerciser of the Week
October 15 – October 21, 2017

Name: Elmer (Al) Wood
Age: 84
Residence:  Meridian, Michigan
Family: Stepdaughter, Stepson, 2 Grandchildren, 3 Great Grandchildren; 1 Girl, 2 Boys
Former Occupation: Contractor

Exerciser of the Week
October 1 – October 7, 2017

Name: John Fishbeck
Age: 69
Residence: Okemos, Meridian Township
Former (retired) Occupation: Information Technologist
Hobbies:
– Motorcycling
– Car rallying
– Sailing
– Photography
– Music (jazz, blues, classic R&B, rock ‘n roll)
– Reading
Other Interesting Things About Me:  
Graduated Everett High School in Lansing, 1966
Graduated MSU, 1975
Served in Vietnam with US Army, 1969
Favorite kind of Food: Mexican
Favorite recent TV Show:  “Broadchurch”
Favorite recent Movie: “Wind River”

 

 

 

Exerciser of the Week
October 22 – October 28, 2017

Name: Linda
Residence: Meridian Township
Family: Hubby and 3 grown sons
Former Occupation: Food Service
Hobbies and Other Interesting Things About Me:
– Crafts
– Knitting and Crochet
– Gardening
– Landscaping
Favorite Food: Anything sweet or salty !
Favorite Recent Movies: Thor I and II

 

 

 

 

Exerciser of the Week
May 7, 2017 – May 13, 2017

Name: Val Nilson
Residence: Okemos
Most Recent Occupation: Retired from MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Family: Jerry
Hobbies and Other Interesting Things About Me:
– Raising Orchids
– Piano
– Reading

Exerciser of the Week
May 28 – June 3, 2017

  

Name: Maddox Nevins
Age: 10 Months (On June 13)
Residence: E. Lansing
Current Occupation: Junior Instructor
Hobbies and Other Interesting Things About Me:
– I like rolling on the floor
– Babbling loudly
– Eating
– I love all my 50+ Grandmas and Grandpas
Favorite Food: Asparagus and Puffs

Exerciser of the Week
June 26 – July 2, 2016

 

Name: George Shih-Jan Liu
Age: Over 80
Residence: Okemos, Michigan
Family: 2 biol. children – Pai T. Liu and Jan T. Liu; 2 step children; Patrick Otto and Veronika Ottova-Jordan, 1 grandson, Owen Wei Ren; 2 step-granddaughters; Florentine Otto and Anna-Marie Jordan.
Current Occupation: George S. Liu, Architect
Hobbies and Other Interesting Things About Me:
– Classical Music
– Reading
– Concerts
– Digital Paintings
– Art-Work
– Paintings
– Nature
– Mathematics
– Born in Shanghai, moved to USA in early 1950’s; my first wife (also a Chinese lady)        passed away in 2003 in Okemos, MI. After that I met Mrs. Angelica Leitmannova (also a widow) in 2005. We were married on June 4, 2005.
Favorite kind of Food: Chinese and Italian food, French food.
Favorite TV show: LCC TV- Classic Arts Show; WKAR Nova; Discovery Channel.

Exerciser of the Week
July 3 – July 9, 2016

 

Name: Angelica Leitmannova Liu
Age: 64
Residence: Okemos, Michigan
Family: 2 biol. children – Patrick  Otto and Veronika Ottova-Jordan; 2 step sons: Pai and Jan Liu;
Granddaughters Florentine Otto and Anna-Marie Jordan; 1 step-grandson Owen Wei Ren.
Former Occupation: Professor of Biophysics at MSU
Hobbies and Other Interesting Things About Me:
– Foreign languages (8)
– History and Archeology
– Astronomy
– Gardening
– Teaching at MSU and helping students
– I came originally from Slovakia (formerly Czechoslovakia); married to American who died on May 30, 2004; after that I met Mr. George S. Liu who was also a widower at the same time; we were married on June 4, 2005.
Favorite kind of Food: Chinese food; Italian food, Hungarian (spicy) food, Black Forest cake.
Favorite TV show: WKAR – Nova, Secrets of the Dead; Archaeological programs; Discovery Channel, Inspector Columbo; LCC TV-Father Matteo.

Photo credit: Darkus Beasley, HOMTV/Meridian Township

Group Photo from the September 4, 2015 Workout Session.

Location: Meridian Mall Food Court
Dates:  Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday*
Time:  8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Price:  $1.00 per class
Registration:  Sign up on-site

*NOTE: 50 Plus Workout sessions in the Mall are cancelled if the Mall is closed due to a power outage or other unusual event or if Haslett and Okemos public schools are closed because of inclement weather such as ice/snow accumulation or flooding.

Interesting 50 Plus Tidbits:

Designed especially for older adults, each 50 Plus fitness workout session consists of stretching and flexibility movements involving the major muscle groups throughout your body.

– On site registration at the Food Court in the Meridian Mall is available for the 50 Plus program immediately prior to the start of each session.
– Receive a free 50 Plus T-Shirt when you register for the 50 Plus program.
– Exercise bands are available for purchase by 50 Plus participants for $3.00.

Mall walkers:  The Meridian Mall allows exercise walking in the mall prior to 10:00 AM. No running.  A complete circuit of the inside perimeter of the mall is approximately one mile in length.
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