Wa-Rite Club Members of the Wa-Rite Club met on July 1 to hail a collective 36-pound loss in June.

New member Diana Goins joined the group.

Margaret Humes was top loser of the week to get closer to her goal weight. She followed a structured food plan that’s working for her and her husband.

Calcium supplements taken in the morning with breakfast may not last long in the system. Coffee or wheat bran can interfere with calcium absorption.

Other food such as spinach, sweet potatoes, rhubarb, cocoa and salt can reduce absorption of calcium.

Calcium intake absorption can be aided through magnesium with calcium. Calcium should be taken with orange juice or milk.

Split supplemental intake into doses of 500 milligrams at noon and bedtime. Calcium rich foods are beans, cabbage, dairy products, leafy greens, nuts, seafood and seeds.

Wa-Rite is a support group for losing excess weight and eating a nutritious, healthy food plan.

The club meets Fridays in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. The weight recorder takes weigh-ins from 8-8:50 a.m. The program begins at 9 a.m.

To join, arrive by 8:30 a.m. and ask for Wendy Alfageme.

For more information, or to join, call Betty Scharf at 795-0356.

Laughter for Health

Bev Bender will brings her laughter program to the Health Care Center at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13. Laugh your way to better health.

Bender says that laughter is the best medicine with only positive side effects.

Those who attend will do laughter exercises to make them more energetic and healthier.

The program is guaranteed to be uplifting. Bender will demonstrate how easy it is to have fun in a not-so-funny world.

Bender is a gerontologist and certified laugh leader.

All residents are invited to attend and bring a friend.

For more information, call her at (951) 334-9730.

Senior Meals

Seal Beach Community Services, in cooperation with Community Senior Serv, offers a weekly hot meals program at the North Seal Beach Community Center, 3333 St. Cloud Dr. The center is open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday. Lunch is served weekdays at 11:15 a.m. Arrive by 11 a.m. to check in at the front desk. Reservations are not needed. Sugar-free desserts offered on request. Suggested donation, $3 for seniors 60 and older; $5 for all others. For more information, call 430-6079.

The Los Alamitos senior lunch and bread program offers the same menu from 11:15-11:30 a.m., Monday-Friday, at the Los Alamitos Youth Center, 10909 Oak St. Suggested donation: $3-$5 for seniors, $5 for people 59 or younger. For reservations, call 430-1073, ext. 526. Bingo played Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The month’s menu is posted on bulletin boards in each clubhouse.

Monday, July 11: Chili relleno casserole, tomato and onion salad with salsa,orange juice, sugar-free pudding.

Tuesday, July 12: Cheese omelet with fajita, red potatoes, spinach, mini-muffin, melons.

Wednesday, July 13: Grilled hamburger on wheat bun with shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes and onions; carrot and raisin salad watermelon, orange juice.

Thursday, July 14: Baked ziti, green beans with sliced almonds, Scandinavian vegetables, low-fat yogurt, fruit cocktail.

Friday, July 15: Gumbo soup and crackers, chicken breast with gravy, rice pilaf, zucchini, diet cookies.

LW Emergency Meals

Leisure World Emergency Meals needs volunteer drivers to deliver hot meals to shareholders Monday-Friday between 11:30 a.m.-noon.

Hostesses are also needed.

Meals are prepared at Los Alamitos Hospital, taken to the Emergency Meals office in Clubhouse 2 then delivered in LW by car. The entire process takes about 30 minutes.

Volunteers are needed to be call on a temporary basis whenever the regular volunteers are not available.

To help, call 430-9056 or come to the EM office.

Weekly Health, Exercise Classes

Feeling Good Exercise

Move to the music from 9:30-10:30 a.m., Mondays and Thursdays, in Clubhouse 1. The fee is $3 a class and the instructor is Sarah Grusmark. People of all fitness levels are welcome.

For more information, call Cathleen Walters at 598-9149.

Ageless Grace

A new eight-week session of classes is underway on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 6. The remaining class dates are July 11 and 18, Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29 and Sept. 12.

The cost is $5 per class, $30 for eight sessions. Classes, taught by Kathy Streng, consist of 21 movements practiced in a chair for greater stability.

For more information, call 331-3322.

Seniors Keeping Fit

Low-impact cardio dance and hand weight classes are held at 6 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, in Clubhouse 6.

Workouts include stretching, aerobic exercises and strength training to exercise DVDs. No fees are required.

For more information, call (310) 489-2390.

Upper Body Strength Class

One-hour classes are offered from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Clubhouse 6. (Participants do not have to go both days). The fee is $4 per class, payable at the start of the month, or $5 a class for those who do not attend regularly. All levels of ability are welcome.

For more information, call Dorothy Anderson at 493-0601.

Beginning Yoga

Classes are offered from 10:30-11:30 a.m on Wednesdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 6, and at the same time on Fridays in Clubhouse 3, Room 7. Bring mats. The fee is $5 a class.

For more information, call Patti Endly at 430-7291.

Pilates-Yoga Classes

Chair classes meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursdays in Clubhouse 6, second floor. The cost is $5 a class. Instruction includes a variety of seated and standing exercises. Mat classes meet Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. in Clubhouse 6, Room C. Those who attend should bring a mat. All other equipment will be provided.

For more information, call Susan Hopewell at 430-6044 or Linda Neer, 430-3214.

Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi

Classes are offered from 9:30-11 a.m. on Saturdays upstairs in Clubhouse 6. Paul Pridanonda teaches students to free the mind and spirit using laughter, thought-sharing and the slow and steady flow of tai chi movements.

A meditation for relief, healing and energy ends the class.

For more information, call 493-6719.

Movement for Health, Medical Qigong

Qigong classes are held from 9-10 a.m. on Thursdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, except the fourth Thursday of the month, when the class is held in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, also from 9-10 a.m.

Sessions begin with a meditation tea service.

For more information, call Catherine Milliot at 760-4545.

Yoga

Classes are offered Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Clubhouse 4 Lobby; Thursdays at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The fee is $5 per session.

For more information, call Connie Adkins at 506-5063.

Stick, Qigong, Tai Chi Club

Stick exercises, qigong and tai chi chih classes are held from 9:15-11 a.m. on Tuesdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 1.

For more information, call Joann Mullens at 596-3936.

Chair Exercise

Classes are offered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays in Clubhouse 1. Classes are designed to improve flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination.

The classes are for men and women at all fitness levels. Instructor is Sarah Grusmark.

For more information, call Betty Morgan at 493-7063.

Monday Intermediate Yoga

Classes are offered each week from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 4, Section C; fee: $5 per session.

For more information, call Pat Castaneda at 225-0273.