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Shape Up with Martina

Work Out, Feel Younger

By Martina Navratilova

Video: Once you start working at getting fit, you'll feel more sprightly in a week or two.

 

Smart Fitness With Gabi

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5 Exercises to Save Your Back

By Gabi Redford

Strengthening your core muscles improves your flexibility and helps prevent and ease back pain.

Fitness Tools

Check Your Calories Burned

Enter your weight and list your personal activities to see how many calories you've burned today.

Calculate Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)

Determine the total number of calories you need to consume each day to perform regular, everyday functions.

Calculate Your Body-Mass Index (BMI)

Estimate your total body fat with this tool.

Find a Fitness Facility

Search this easy-to-use directory to find fitness and wellness settings that can help you achieve a more active lifestyle.

AARP Programs

Step Up to Better Health

Here's a step-counting program designed to increase your physical activity.

Get Fit on Route 66

Have fun with this active adventure, which traces the route of the famous highway.

Join the Fat 2 Fit Weight-Loss Challenge

Don't go it alone. Join AARP's team effort to shed pounds, with coaching from Carole Carson.

Center Header Fit for Life

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Spin, Shake, Shimmy!

By Rachel S. Cox

Many people with Parkinson's disease find that dancing helps liberate them from the disease’s debilitating constraints. As research bears this out, more dance studios across the country are offering classes geared for Parkinson's patients.

 

  • Try tango tourism. A growing number of tour companies are incorporating dance lessons into their packages. You can samba and salsa in the countries where the dances were born.
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Can You Be Both Fat and Fit?

By Linda Greider

In a word, "yes." Getting regular exercise and being a bit chubby beats being a slender sofa-sitter.

From the Online Community

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Group: Fat2Fit
Join this team challenge to fit into a healthier lifestyle.
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Group: Walking! Who Knew
Join the discussion on meditation in motion.

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More Fitness Features

From Locomotion to Foot Motion

From My Generation

Step outside…and onto "Rails to Trails"—a program that converts old railroad tracks into recreation areas across the nation. People are using it to shape up, enjoy nature, and save on gas.

Get in Shape on the Cheap

By Susan Crandell

With the tough economy, you may be second-guessing your monthly gym fees. But don't give up your exercise. Fitness can be low-cost, even free, with these 11 penny-pinching tips.

Laughter Yoga for Health is No Joke

By Sally Abrahms

A combination of yogic breathing and laughter exercises fuels the body with energizing oxygen, claim "laughter yoga" proponents.

Yoga: At the Heart of Fitness?

By John Hanc

For some people with heart disease, the gentle relaxing rhythms of yoga help the heart as much as a brisk, 30-minute walk.

AARP Health Benefits

AARP Health Insurance Benefit

Affordable Healthcare? Consider it Done

Insurance & Plans: From Major Medical to Medicare Supplement, find the right health insurance plan for you.

Discounts & Savings: Pharmacy, Vision & and even Fitness discounts provide everyday savings for you.

More to Explore

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Create The Good
AARP is calling on its members to Create the Good in their neighborhoods. Get involved.

Benefits QuickLINK
Find out
what public or private benefits are available for older adults and families with children.

More From AARP

Health Care Reform

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Here's a coalition that supports health care reform to strengthen Medicare.

Accessible Care Now

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Join AARP in the fight for health reform. Make sure you speak up today!

Member Discount

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Save $100 per person off vacations or river cruises from Grand European Tours.

Is It Truly Organic?

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How can you tell whether or not "organic" foods are the real deal?

Enter Green Sweeps!

Live Green Every Day Sweepstakes

Enter for a chance to win Energy Star appliances, a MacBook, or mountain bikes!

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Fat 2 Fit Shedding Pounds

Many people find they can shed medications along with their extra pounds.

TV Tackles Aging

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An AARP-supported show addresses health and other issues faced by aging people.

How to Bounce Back

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Everyone goes through tough times. Some folks just navigate them better. Learn how.

Free Fun in Vegas

Welcome to Las Vegas

Gambled and lost? Peter Greenberg gives tips on free stuff to do in Sin City.

401(k): Debt Cutter?

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Should I borrow from my 401(k) to pay off my house? How steep is the penalty?

Book Review

Ricardo Montaner

Singer Ricardo Montaner's book portrays a man committed to his family and faith.

New Tricks in Bed?

Use these tips to improve your life ... under the covers. Get what you want!.