The sessions run about two hours. The session addresses the six most important questions a person must ask before retirement. Sources of retirement income, Social Security, benefits, pension plans and IRAs will also be explored. Participants are free of further obligation. The Body Shop encourages members of the campus community to join innovative resistance training programs developed by personal training staff.
Coordinators select the most experienced trainer, depending on individual goals.
That includes an orientation session, five visits with a personal trainer and an initial fitness assessment to determine which programs suit the needs of the individual. Those interested can call Tinaz Hakim, coordinator of personal trainers, 259-2011. The workshop will focus on financing fundamentals and will be presented by Dianne Fuller Doherty, regional director of the center. Prior to joining the center, Doherty served as president of Doherty-Tzoumas Marketing of Springfield. She was also executive director of downtown marketing in Springfield and director of business development for a Hartford advertising agency.