Ithaca College

Thursday, November 9
2:00-3:30 pm 

Presenter: William Y. Shang, MD

In our present epoch, we easily mistake aging for the seemingly inevitable decline that accompanies the passage of time. Just as unnoticed is the peculiar clustering of osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and dementia in patients. Sarcopenia, a disease of skeletal muscle, has been strongly correlated with all these diseases. In recent years, studies have uncovered the unsung metabolic role of muscle. Learning to apply resistance exercise as part of a structured exercise routine can treat elevated glucose, blood pressure, and chronic systemic inflammation, prevent, delay the onset and treat osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and dementia. In this workshop, Dr. Shang will discuss the “how” and “why” of exercise and share some specific training tips to get our bodies back on track.

This workshop is held at the Tompkins County Office for the Aging, 214 W. State/MLK,Jr. Street, Ithaca, NY

Cost: FREE. To register click here.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Teri Reinemann at treinemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1607. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.