Healthy Aging Association provides Older Adult Fitness Classes right here in Stanislaus County. There are 81 weekly Young at Heart Classes in Modesto and neighboring areas. Our Young at Heart Classes are designed to help our community improve function, to help maintain independence, to increase quality of life, and to reduce the risk and number of falls in those over 50 years of age in our community. Click to find out which one of our 30+ Class Locations is closest to you.

Certified Young at Heart Co-Instructor Bob is demonstrating a modification for a participant so she is in a pain-free range of motion.

Our Programs

• Young at Heart Fitness Classes
• A Matter of Balance
• Green Bag Program
• Nutrition Education (SNAP-ed)
• Fall Prevention Education
• Young at Heart S.T.E.P.S.

Our Events and Fundraisers

• Date at the State - February 2019
• Age with Movement Celebration - May 2019
• Healthy Aging and Fall Prevention Summit - Oct. 19, 2018

Achievements

The State Department of Aging, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services recognize the Young at Heart Program as an Approved Practice-Tested Intervention.

Our Young at Heart Program was presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) World Conference in May 2014. View the entire ACSM poster presentation now.

Young at Heart - A Community Based Fitness Program was  presented at the American Society on Aging (ASA), Aging in America conference in May 2015 in Chicago (View the ASA Presentation).

• Watch the opening session from the ASA 2015 Conference.