Assisted living residents staying active and healthy through drumming class


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Exercise doesn’t always mean getting up and running a mile or lifting weights. One group is exercising while also making music.

It may look like a drumming lesson, but it’s much more for these assisted living residents at the Good Samaritan Society.

About twice a month activity coordinator Barbara Jost leads this group in a drumming class to help keep them stay active and healthy.

“It’s always important at this age to keep moving and that is what I try to do with the drumming,” Jost said.

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