Eastham COA says chair‑yoga classes are 'mobbed'; staff plans second section if an instructor can be found

Dorothy Burrett, speaking to the Council on Aging board, said fitness programs continue to draw high participation and singled out chair yoga as chronically over capacity. "It was mobbed. It was way more than..." she said, describing classes where participants were "pushed up against walls" and instructors and volunteers struggled to enforce registration and waiting‑list rules. The COA logged 1,330 fitness-class attendances in the month reviewed, representing 223 individual participants.

Board members discussed short-term fixes and an operational change: adding a second chair‑yoga section if a qualified instructor can be found and moving one class to a larger town space. Dorothy said staff are trying to manage entry with a volunteer at the door and emphasized registration rules; the board asked staff to prioritize recruiting an instructor and report back on logistics, including whether the additional class would alleviate the wait list.