Healthy & Independent Living
Stay forever fit! Engaging in regular exercise will allow you to enjoy the retirement years with healthy and independent living. As we get older, many of us lose muscular strength and overall fitness. This makes us prone to falls and injuries and increases our liklihood to having chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis.
But it doesn't have to be that way! Exercise slows the many effects of aging that can result from being inactive. No matter what your current age, your cardiovascular health, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and balance can be improved!
Forever Fit provides supervised exercise activities including treadmill walking, stationary bicycling, rowing, strength training, flexibility exercises, and balance training.
Participants must be in relatively good health and have no discernable signs or symptoms of cardiopulmonary, renal, or metabolic disease. Physician approval with a signed medical clearance form and a complete medical history is required to participate in the program.
A separate program for those with these conditions, called T.E.M.P.O., is available at the Wellness Institute and Research Center.
Fee:Â $25.00 per month
Supervised sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00-11:00 am. Classes are located in room 1006 (WIRC) in the Student Recreation Center.
Contact the WIRC office at (757) 683-6407 to receive more information about the Forever Fit program.
*This program is conducted in compliance with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) risk stratification guidelines.
Forever Fit Participation Packet
To participate in the program, please click the button below to download the participation packet. Fill out the documents and return them to the Forever Fit coordinator.Â