Aerobics and line dancing will highlight the East Jefferson Family YMCA's annual senior health fair April 10.

"We held our first senior health fair in 2011, and it has become an event that seniors look forward to," said Amy Segar, associate executive director of the YMCA. "Last year, 250 seniors participated in the health fair, and we are anticipating even more this year."

The hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free, and the health fair is open to both YMCA members as well as nonmembers.

Classes will include aerobics, Zumba Gold, line dancing, Silver Sneakers and Yoga stretch. Various vendors will also be on hand to show seniors how they can develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

"We have a large senior population, and we want to help provide them with resources they can use to stay healthy," Segar said.

The East Jefferson Family YMCA is located at 6691 Riverside Drive, Metairie. For information call 504.888.9622.

Myasthenia Gravis walk

The third annual New Orleans Myasthenia Gravis walk will be held April 5 at Lafreniere Park in Metairie. Registration begins at 9 a.m., followed by the walk at 10 a.m. Walkers can choose to walk either one mile or three miles.

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder. Proceeds from the walk will go towards finding a cure for myasthenia gravis, improving treatment, research and education.

Since the walk began, it has raised $100,000. More than 350 walkers participated in last year's event.

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Step Up With Tracy Anderson's 5-Minute Dance Cardio Workout

Shape-up guru, Tracy Anderson, who's known for being the slimming weapon to the stars, as well as providing in-home toning and cardio burning workouts is soon to release her latest endeavour Tracy Anderson Dance Aerobics. If you've been secretly wanting to let loose and unleash your inner dancing spirit then this is your answer. Tracy will break down the moves step-by-step and get you twirling and bopping to the beat in no time.

In a recent interview on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, Tracy shares why her unique dance program is different to any other cardio routine. With a mix of calorie-burning moves, mental connection, focus and coordination, Tracy says her dance aerobics program is incredibly challenging that promises to fight problem areas and control weight by targeting different muscle groups.

But what we all want is to know the secrets behind defined, killer absright? Tracy believes nothing more than making sure your workouts are diverse in nature, which is exactly what she aims to provide in her new dance DVD. "The brain maps muscle movements, which means that muscles get very smart, very quickly. Performing new patterns that have the same outcome but different ways of getting there is powerful", Tracy told Goop.

Her body-jamming DVD is set to hit the US next month, which means we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for when it lands here. But in the meantime put your dancing shoes on and spend five minutes sweating it out with her quick, but very effective Dance Cardio Workout.

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PAUL SMITHS - The Paul Smith's College VIC recently played host to a multi-agency search and rescue training excercise.

Eighteen first responders from seven organizations participated in the Joint Agency Exercise on Feb. 22. It involved locating an injured person using GPS coordinates, assessing the individual for injury, treating the person as appropriate and transporting him or her to a waiting EMS rescue squad service.

The agencies that participated included Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks (SARNAK), state Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers, Adirondack Amateur Radio Association, Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad, Paul Smiths-Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department, Franklin County Emergency Dispatch, and staff from the VIC.

First responders tend to a patient during a Feb. 22 search and rescue training excercise at the Paul Smiths College VIC. (Photo Hannah Brogan)

Participants in a search and rescue training excercise at the Paul Smiths College VIC pose with their safely recovered patient in front of the mobile field command center. (Photo Barry Brogan)

State Forest Ranger Tom Edmunds points to a trail map at the Paul Smiths College VIC during a Feb. 22 search and rescue training excercise. (Photo Hannah Brogan)

First responders carry a patient during a search and rescue training excercise Feb. 22 at the Paul Smiths College VIC. (Photo Hannah Brogan)

"This was a great exercise at a great venue, and we want to thank Brian McDonnell and his staff at the VIC," SARNAK training officer Frank Schmidt said in a press release. "The VIC has an extensive trail system, which we were able to use to kind of 'hide' our injured volunteer. Once our patient was in place they used a cell phone to call 911 and ask for help."

Using the the Franklin County 911 system, the dispatcher contacted the DEC rangers and was able to give an approximate GPS location of the phone call, Schmidt explained. Once received, the GPS coordinates were plotted, and the patient's location was marked on a topographical map. That map was then compared with the VIC's trail system map, giving the first responders a good idea of where the person was and how best to get to them.

A key component of the exercise was to make sure all involved agencies had a communication link to the incident. Generally that meant radio communication, but it also included limited use of cellphones. An elaborate communication network was set up and tested by the Adirondack Amateur Radio Association using their mobile emergency communications bus.

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