Photos by ANN MARINA

  • Class members at the Marco Island YMCA practice Yang Long Form Tai Chi. The group meets twice weekly to learn the 108 moves of the form.
  • Residents of the World Tennis Club in Naples practice Chi Kung in the morning by the lake.
  • YMCA class members practice a Tai Chi movement called 'white crane spreads its wings.'
  • Tai Chi (pronounced “tie chee”) is a centuries-old exercise that originated in China.
  • Raoul Faralla practices Tai Chi at the YMCA on Marco Island. His shirt bears the Chinese Yin-Yang symbol, which he says represents Tai Chi, or the 'fluid dance of energy.'
  • Aida Kaplowitz uses weighted balls as she leads a Chi Kung session at the World Tennis Club in Naples.
  • Patricia D’Ambrosio relaxes by the pool. The Marco Island resident protects her fair skin with sunscreen, and often wears a visor and sunglasses while enjoying the outdoors.
  • Mary and Pat DeVincent soak up the rays with Odie and Issaquah at Bonita Dog Beach.
  • Pat DeVincent is on the beach nearly every day, as coordinator of the volunteer program, “Save Our Offleash Dog Area” (SOODA) at Bonita Beach Dog Park. DeVincent always wears a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses with UV protection.
  • Fred Prichard of Bonita Springs enjoys a sunny day with friends Buda (left) and Jocelyn Holt of New Wilmington, PA. Jocelyn likes to sit in the shade of her canopy chair.
  • Jesus Solario, left, and Sylvia Diaz study in the YMCA Reads! after-school program at Manatee Elementary School in Naples. Both children are seven years old, and first graders at Manatee.
  • Anahi Solis, 6, a first-grader at Manatee Elementary School in Naples, pours over a small book during a YMCA Reads! tutoring session.

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