IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan State University Extension will offer a virtual program for Healthy Lifestyle Choices.

They will host several series starting on different dates in January via Zoom. Classes are twice a week and opportunities are available at various times of the day.

This program is being offered virtually and can be done from the safety of the home.

New Year Healthy Lifestyle Choices Program includes two essential parts. The first component is using tai chi to become balanced physically and mentally. The tai chi series of movements, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention is a proven and enriched program of warm-up exercises and movement sequences taught in an innovative teaching format by a certified instructor.

In 1996, Dr. Paul Lam with a team of medical and tai chi experts created this safe and easy-to-learn program.

The second part of New Year Healthy Lifestyle Choices Program is a thoughtful look at how to de-stress your life for your health and wellbeing. This opportunity will look at the benefits of mindfulness and teach strategies that can easily be incorporated into life. The goal will be to increase that calm.

The program is free, but registration must be done in advance. Call Anita Carter at 906-360-9732 or email carte356@msu.edu for registration or questions, or connect via https://www.canr.msu.edu/falls-prevention/interested-in-a-class.