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Stay active, eat well, and boost your well-being with free virtual fitness, nutrition, and healthy aging classes you can join from home.

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Stay active, eat well, and boost your well-being with free virtual fitness, nutrition, and healthy aging classes you can join from home.

Thanks for staying motivated and active with AARP Texas Get Fit. We know that health looks different for everyone, so this program is flexible too. Whether you want to move more, eat better, care for your mind, or stay informed about your health, Get Fit and Healthy brings these ideas together in four areas that support healthy aging:

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💪 MOVE YOUR BODY: Keep moving with regular exercise and activities to stay strong, mobile, and independent.

🍎 FUEL YOUR HEALTH: Eat well with balanced meals and healthy habits that give you energy and help you feel your best.

🧠 CARE FOR YOUR MIND & HEART: Take care of your mental and emotional health with self-care, connect with others, and simple ways to manage stress and build resilience.

🩺TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH: Stay on top of your health by making informed choices and using trusted information and resources.

Choose what works for you today and try something new when you’re ready. Each class helps you feel stronger, healthier, and more confident.

 

MOVE YOUR BODY

💪Mobility Mondays
Mondays | 11-12 p.m. CT
Mobility Mondays focuses on exercises to help you improve balance and flexibility while building strength. This series can help you move more comfortably throughout the day, whether you are reaching, bending, or simply staying active.

💪Let’s Move with Zumba Fitness
Tuesdays | 12–1 p.m. CT
A free virtual Zumba class with the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, features easy, Latin-inspired dance moves—standing or seated—to boost mood, reduce stress, and support overall well-being from home.

💪Tai Chi
Wednesdays | 10-11 a.m. CT
Get your blood flowing with an invigorating online tai chi class featuring gentle, continuous movements and deep breathing to help reduce stress, improve mobility, and support overall well-being.

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💪 Chair Yoga
Wednesdays | 1–2 p.m. MT
Chair Yoga classes support flexibility, balance, and relaxation and are perfect for all fitness levels. Sessions focus on mindful movement, breathing, and stress relief, all while using a chair for support. 

💪Strength Training for Healthy Aging
Wednesdays | Noon-1 p.m. MT
Regular strength training can help improve mobility and support everyday activities. This series focuses on exercises that build strength in a safe and approachable way.   

💪 Balance and Mobility
Wednesdays | 11–Noon CT
This free online series is designed to help you move with confidence through gentle, equipment‑free workouts that improve balance, flexibility, coordination, and joint health for every fitness level. 

💪Zumba to the Rhythm of AARP

Thursdays | 10–11 a.m. CT
A free, fully inclusive virtual Zumba class with instructor Yuri Amor, designed for all abilities, including wheelchair users and caregivers—with adaptable, easy-to-follow dance routines set to uplifting Latin and global rhythms.

💪Latin Dance Fitness
Thursdays | 2-3 p.m. CT
Latin Dance Fitness introduces you to dances like salsa and bachata, while encouraging movement and fun. No dance experience is required, and all skill levels are welcome. 

 

FUEL YOUR HEALTH

🍎Brunch, Lunch & Munch
Tuesdays | Noon-1 p.m. CT
Join our festive July Brunch, Lunch and Munch cooking session with Bea and Vernita in honor of National Picnic Month. Learn to make delicious southern style tomato pie, a bright and creamy lemon fruit dip and more!  

🍎Maximum Flavor, Minimum Fuss Cooking
Tuesdays | 1–2 p.m. CT
A virtual cook-along series with Chef Sandra Lewis featuring simple, flavorful recipes and practical tips for healthier, stress-free meals at home.

🍎 The Power of Food

Tuesday | 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This webinar is part of AARP’s autoimmune series, How Preventive Nutrition Can Reduce Inflammation and Lower Your Risk of Autoimmune Disease, with Brooke Goldner, M.D. The July session is Reversing Arthritis with Food focusing on how food choices may influence arthritis symptoms, inflammation, and mobility.

 

CARE FOR YOUR MIND & HEART

🧠 Finding Support Through Grief
Thursdays | 10:30 a.m. –12 p.m. CT
Grief touches every part of life, but support can help you move forward with care. July sessions look at how grief can begin before a loss occurs, the emotions that come with anticipatory grief, and creating your own personal grief plan.  

🧠End of Life Planning Series
Tuesdays | 10:30 a.m. - Noon CT
This free five-part webinar series to help you organize important documents, understand advanced directives, make informed decisions, and give you confidence your wishes are clearly understood.

🧠 Amazing Place-Brain Health Matters

Wednesday | Noon – 1 p.m. CT

Vision, hearing, and oral health provide essential input that helps keep the brain active and engaged. Learn ways to address sensory and oral deficits and maintain social and sensory engagement that supports cognitive health.

 

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH

🩺Virtual Caregiving & Dementia Support with the Alzheimer’s Association
Select Tuesdays | Noon–1 p.m. CT
A free virtual series with the Alzheimer’s Association offering practical tools, expert guidance, and support for caregivers. July’s topic is “Communicating Effectively,” with a focus on how to communicate well with family, friends and health professionals.

🩺Your Health Matters: Eating Healthy Portions with MD Anderson
Select Thursdays | 1-2 p.m. CT
Maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of reducing the risk for several cancers, and understanding portion sizes can make a meaningful difference. Learn practical tools for building balanced meals, managing serving sizes, and avoiding overeating

 

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