My name is Kay Kahler. I have a bachelor of science degree in education and fitness. I have taught multiple classes in fitness centers for seniors as well as the younger population in my twenties. When I came to town in the late 1990's, I was the director at St. Francis Health and Recreation Center. I brought in Arthritis Foundation programming at that time. I left the field to stay home and raise my family. Now that they are in high school and young adults, I am looking to utilize my skills again. I am currently seeking to obtain fitness certifications again starting with the senior population but want to ensure I have a location and means to serve the senior population through offering fitness classes.
Currently in the areas (Little Falls, Pierz, Royalton, Randall and other nearby small communities) the only senior friendly group exercise program I found offered is the Silver Sneaker program. Without having exercise programming available, many seniors retire and experience issolation and body pains. Pains caused by past injury and the normal aging processes cause some to become inactive. This begins the cycle of increased joint pain, less muscle strength and reduced  muscle endurance, decreased overall cardio fitness, more sedentary lifestyle, reduced stability and balance, and increased falls. The final result is reduced mobility, poor mental health and more dependent living.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is focused on improving range of motion of all the joints in the body. This program can be done completely in the chair or intensity and stability can be increased with standing. More advanced levels add floor exercises to increase core strengthening and conditioning exercises. All these excerises can improve the activities of daily living and overall fitness and health (physical, mental and emotional) if done routinely. Proper excerises can postpone joint replacements and improve successful rehab since the joints stay mobile and muscles remain strong with exercise.
Future programming, if the need arises, could include stretching, strengthening and endurance excerises that incorporate meditation and prayer. It would be Christian based, not connecting it to Eastern religion of Buddhism like yoga. Also general cardio classes could be offered as deemed necessary. 
Having educated and qualified instructors teaching classes improves the number of participants performing the exercises properly to gain the most benefit from the motion and reducing injury due to improper technique being taught and used. The benefits of exercise is multilevel. It improves one's mobility, mental health and quality of life. This increases the number of capable volunteers for the whole community. When done in a group setting there are additional benefits due to the increased accountability and social aspects.
There is a growing need for senior fitness classes and with the growing senior population interest is increasing. Baby boomers are retiring and they are looking for programs. Offering the exercise programs through Community Sevices helps the marketing and visibility of classes. If the classes were held at the Senior Center, the Center could benefit from the added visibility and exposure resulting in an increasing membership base. The community benefits by having more seniors living longer, healthier, and independently.