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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

Group: Fat 2 Fit

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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Video Games for Grownups
Read our latest reviews—with adult players like you in mind—of video games across multiple platforms.

Travel Expert Peter Greenberg
Are airlines giving you worry lines? Need the latest news on the best cruise? AARP.org travel columnist Peter Greenberg can help.

More From AARP

Spend Smart & Save

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Using money wisely can be fun. Learn how from "The Ultimate Cheap- skate."

Member Benefit

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Save on leading brands at the Grocery Coupon Center powered by Coupons.com.

Health Care News

AARP Endorses Health Care Bill

AARP endorsed a health reform bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Texting Trysts

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Some in the 50+ set are using "sexting," or "sexy text messaging," to spice up flirting.

Senior Airfare Deals

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Do flight discounts for older people really give you the best prices? Read this.

Train Travel

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Do you love riding the rails? So do we! Join the group.

Health Care Reform

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Make prescription drugs more affordable for all Americans.

Bye-Bye Sodium!

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How can you find a food's salt content and eat less of it, but still enjoy meals?

Driver Safety Month

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With the end of daylight saving time, AARP offers tips for night driving.

Hispanic Labor Force

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Demographic trends point to the importance of older Latin American workers.

Miracle Drugs

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Biologics are revolu- tionizing treatments for serious chronic diseases. How?

Consumer Fraud

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This holiday season, guard against scams that hatch with the holiday spirit.