Staff photo / R. Michael Semple
Instructor Linda Bellan of Austintown, lower right, leads a SilverSneakers class through the paces at St. Joeâs at the Mall in Niles. Attendees range from ages 65 to 92.
NILES — Dressed in stylish gray workout gear, Marge Pestrak 92, of Warren cooled down after a Thursday morning SilverSneakers exercise class. Four or five classmates — in their 70s and 80s — hovered in the hallway, waiting to finish a conversation so they all could go to lunch.
“I find that this is a godsend for older people,” said Pestrak, who works out four or five days per week. “You meet people doing things that you’re interested in.