Regular brisk walking can help people maintain a healthy weight, prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes; strengthen bones and muscles; and improve mood, and balance and coordination. The Recreation Department has a Leisure World Walking Trails brochure featuring seven measured trails throughout the community. Stop by the Downtown Café

In these times of COVID-19, people have a lot of time to read. LW residents are invited to submit reviews of their favorite books for publication in the LW Weekly. Include your name and mutual and telephone numbers. The reviews are subject to editing and will run as space allows. Email them to rutho_news@lwsb.com. For more information, call (562) 472-1277.

The LW Ballet Fitness Club is suspending its class held at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays at Veterans Plaza, starting Tuesday, Oct. 13. Ballet instructor Milton Lockett would rather have his dancers using proper ballet barres. LW Ballet Fitness Club looks forward to resuming Happy Hour at the Barre when Clubhouse 6 reopens.

The Leisure World Weekly office is closed to the public in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Staff is working on-site and remotely to produce the LW Weekly. Editors can be reached by phone and email. See page 4 of any edition for editors’ addresses or send emails to rutho_news@lwsb.com, and submissions will be directed to the appropriate editor. People may drop articles and classified ads

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION Since March 16, the LW community has been asked to stay home and practice social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus. It made cooking from home an essential way of life, and now each household has a larger need for grocery shopping. While many shareholders spend a lot of money on groceries, there’s a way to help others and donate to GAF while shopping. One of the