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We live in a world where people are looking every day for ways of staying active and healthy, older adults are no different. On the SilverSneakers.com website it states “The SilverSneakers Fitness program is a fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events.”(SilverSneakers.com, n.d.)
The SilverSneaker program is designed for older adults over age sixty-five. They have access to a wide variety of benefits that include a basic fitness membership at any participating location that are located all around the country. The location in my community is the YMCA. It seems that all my elderly neighbors are members of SilverSneakers, another

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