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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.