Join us on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 2 PM at the Newburyport YWCA located at 13 Market Street, Newburyport MA for “Get in the Hot Water Pool Now” a free aquatics class with Ilene, Health & Wellness Director and Arthritis Foundation Certified Aquatics Program (AFAP) instructor. AFAP is a community-based, group program that uses a variety of water-based exercises to increase physical activity among adults with arthritis! The objectives are to increase the following: range of motion, muscle strength, and endurance while at the same time reducing: fatigue, pain and stiffness. This class is FREE. Let's give a standing ovation to both Ilene, our aquatics expert speaker, the mission of the local YWCA in offering this resource to our group. You will be standing in a not over your head, hot water pool watching your Arthritis Foundation instructor lead you in a series of gentle Arthritis foundation approved stretches and exercises. Folks must first be a member of the connect group, then sign up for the free hot water pool lesson. Spread the word: anyone registered for this connect group can sign up! It is first come first served for registration. Only the first 12 registrants will be allowed into the hot water pool due to size constraints. If you sign up and subsequently can't make it, please remove your attendance, so someone can have your place. YWCA details: parking lot available, handicap parking available, ramp walk way, changing rooms and locker rooms and private hot water showers available, no cost. Plan to arrive at 1:40 to allow time in the changing room. Class starts promptly in the hot water pool at 2 pm! Class should end around 2:45 pm. Feel free to soak up a little more hot water time. To Registrants: Recognize COVID-19 Symptoms. The CDC has identified the following symptoms of a COVID-19 infection. If you have one or more of these symptoms on the day of the event, please stay home. If you are waiting for COVID-19 test results or have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for or who has COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home unless you get a negative test result before the event. Your Safety is Our Number One Priority. The COVID-19 virus and its variants are highly contagious. Some people infected with these viruses get severely ill, become hospitalized or die. Event attendees acknowledge the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus and the Arthritis Foundation shall not be held liable. Help to protect our community. Attendees are asked to wear a mask. Please get a negative COVID test before attending this event if you are unvaccinated. Your Safety is our Number One Priority. The COVID-19 virus and its variants are highly contagious. By attending this event, you acknowledge the potential risk of exposure to the virus and the Arthritis Foundation shall not be held liable. Recognize COVID-19 Symptoms.Please don’t enter this event if you have any of the following COVID-19 symptoms: Fever, cough, chills, shortness of breath, muscle aches. Please bring your mask with you to this event and wear it.