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Iʼm getting more and more people coming into
my fitness center telling me they want to start
exercising but they have never exercised in a
fitness center before. Now these are people
who are in their 60ʼs or 70ʼs. I commend them
for willing to try to do something new they never
have done before in order to improve their health.
The thing that is really triggering this influx is
people are finding out that when they qualify for
Medicare and they use an approved Medicare
insurance billing company like Humana or
United Healthcare, they are automatically
enrolled in a program called Silversneakers. Once
you are enrolled in Silversneakers you have access
to any fitness center that is part of the Silversneakers
network. There is no charge at the fitness center for the
use and Silversneakers pays for the membership fee to
the club. So people before who could never afford a
fitness membership can now attend a fitness center!
The reason Silversneakers people like my club is
because my club is specifically designed for
seniors. All the equipment is safe and easy
to use. I always do an orientation with
new members and I start them on an easy
to follow exercise program they can do on
their own. Our group exercise instructors
are all over 60 years old themselves and
understand the limitations that are associated
with working with seniors.
If you qualify for Silversneakers and you
are not using it, you are missing out on one
of the last great free things you can do to help improve
your life. The cost of health care is going up rapidly
but Silversneakers is still free. Take advantage of
it while it still is. If you are not sure if you qualify,
just go to silversneakers.com and click on the “check
eligibility” button.
Gordon Barth is the owner of Islands Fitness Center located
at 3155 N Windsong Dr in Prescott Valley. He can be
reached at 928-759-2271 or at [email protected].
Visit www.islandsfitness.com for more information.
Expires: 4-30-17
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