Active older adults in and around Greenville now have new options for keeping active and saving money. The Greenville Aquatics and Fitness Center has become a SilverSneakers facility.

SilverSneakers is the nation’s leading well-being program designed exclusively for Medicare recipients age 65 and overand those younger than age 65 who have been declared eligible due to health conditions. Healthways partners with Medicare health plans, Medicare supplement carriers, and group retiree plans to offer wellness benefits to their members. If eligible, SilverSneakers members receive as a benefit, membership at an approved health and fitness center at no cost.

“SilverSneakers is a great program for medicare-eligible individuals,” said Aquatics and Fitness Center Supervisor Kathleen Shank. “Partnering with SilverSneakers will provide new opportunities to many people who need to become healthier. SilverSneakers members will enjoy all the same benefits as other members of the Aquatics and Fitness Center: use of the pool, cardio equipment, circuit training, free weights, and all of the classes offered as part of the basic membership.”

The Aquatics and Fitness Center is now offering special SilverSneakers exercise classes with total-body conditioning that will help with muscle strength, flexibility, range of motion, endurance, agility, and coordination. These classes will be taught by SilverSneakers credentialed instructors who have been specially trained to lead fitness programs for aging adults. Members will also be able to take their membership cards with them as they travel and use other SilverSneakers fitness locations around the country.

Figuring out if you are eligible for a free membership to the Greenville Aquatics and Fitness Center through SilverSneakers is easy; call 1.888.423.4632 or go to silversneakers.com, click the “Benefits” tab, and select “Which Health Plans Have It.” For more information about the Greenville Aquatics and Fitness Center, call 252.329.4041.