Local exercise class improves health of Carson City seniors

Florence Phillips, 85, used to rely on her walker to get to where she needed to go. But ever since she committed her time twice a week to attend fitness classes hosted by Jerry Vance at the Carson Senior Center, she progressed to a cane.“Doctors say I’m looking better than most seniors,” she said.Today, she’s already graduated from the cane and walks without support. She also can sit and rise from a chair without support, and cross her legs. Her diabetes level also decre