Wichita Mountains Area Senior Citizens are starting up their activities with dance and exercise.
The graceful movements of dance offer seniors a unique opportunity to enhance their stability. Regular participation in dance classes helps older adults maintain and improve their balance—a critical ...
St. Louis, MO – We all know eating right and exercising are key to staying healthy. But can flexing our creative muscles help us thrive as we age? Research from the National Institute on Aging ...
When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...
Deb Sayre and Debbie Ross participated in Zumba Gold on recent Monday morning. GREENFIELD – Latin music fills the Greenfield Senior Center’s recreation space every Monday morning, and Deb Sayre’s ...
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Bonus Benefits of Dance

For those of us old enough to remember the popular TV program "American Bandstand," dancing has always seemed like a fun ...
Fairfax resident Millette Wardell was a coach at Curves, a women’s health and fitness club when a pair of Zumba instructors came in to demonstrate how Zumba could fit into a Curves’ workout. “That’s ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Getting and staying in shape can feel like work, but one local fitness instructor is making workouts fun for older adults. Every Wednesday, Janet Ford gets her Zumba classes ...
>> THEY HAVE SAID THIS HAS SAVED THEM IN MANY WAYS, AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT MYSELF. CHAD: COMING TOGETHER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, DOZENS OF LOCAL SENIORS HAVE MANAGED TO STAY ACTIVE AND CONNECTED ...
The South County Senior Center in Edgewater reopened Tuesday following a nearly $2.5 million expansion and renovation project. Complete with an exercise room, dance space and an office for private ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series looking at classes and their instructors that cater to area senior citizens. On a brisk fall day at the West End YMCA in Willoughby dozens of active seniors ...
MVP Swing Out Dance of Tulsa is a senior dance group that serves as a way for people to stay active while doing something fun. The instructor, Sherrie Wallace, said her class isn't about finding the ...