JOIN THE FITNESS CENTER!
Until a new Fitness Coordinator is found, the use of all Fitness Center equipment is open to existing members, Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except holidays). Once the position has been filled, we will update this page to include our 2026 application and Fitness Center information for new membership. Thank you for your patience and if you have any questions, please call 617-730-2777.
Come Exercise With Us!
Each weekday we offer some great exercise classes. Click the classes below to learn more about each class and what days and times they are offered!
- ZUMBA GOLD with Emily Brenner
- A Taste of Qigong – Tuesdays 10:30
- Virtual On-Line Dancing Party With Lynn Modell
- Ping Pong – Mondays from 12:00-2:00 – from 2:00-3:00 pm (Beginners Only)
- Ping Pong – Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00-4:30 pm
- Broadway Dance Class Wednesdays w/ Denise
- Broadway Dance Class Tuesdays w/ Denise
- Dancing Through the Decades w/Denise
Free Blood Pressure Clinic at the Health Department
On the first Wednesday of each month from 2:00‐3:00pm the Brookline Health Department will be checking blood pressures at 11 Pierce Street. When you arrive, please ring the doorbell for the public health nurse. For more information, please call 617-730-2320
Ask a Geriatrician
In our monthly newsletter, Dr. Suzanne Salamon, Chief Associate of Clinical Geriatrics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, answers your general questions about aging and geriatric medicine. Editor’s note: If you have questions for Dr. Salamon, e‐mail them to ejwilliams@brooklinema.gov
Click here to view this month’s newsletter column.
2024 Edition Ask a Geriatrician Books Are Available
We are pleased to announce that 2024 edition of “Ask a Geriatrician” is available.
To download the 2024 publication electronically, just Click Here!
This publication includes all of Dr. Suzanne Salamon’s “Ask a Geriatrician” columns that have appeared this year in The Brookline Beacon Newsletter, as well as updated articles. Each professional column addresses topics and readers’ questions ranging from Abdominal Aortic Aneurism to Vitamin D usage, helping to make medical information less confusing and daunting. For over a decade Dr. Suzanne Salamon has shared her professional expertise and thanks to the generosity of donors and sponsors, we are able to share this compilation of articles without cost, and provide older adults with significant health information. Promoting healthy aging is an essential part of BSC’s mission and we welcome this opportunity to provide our community with this wonderful book that encourages health and wellness.
