What do active older adults want? by Lisa Ackerman

A few years ago I made the transition from teaching general population group-exercise classes to teaching active older adults. This was an interesting challenge for me. I’d always loved spending time with older people–it was a treat to hear stories of their seasoned lives–but I wasn’t sure how to approach an exercise class with them. Thus, I looked to the standard educational books and fitness conference trainings for some background in this area. This information was certainly helpful in terms of understanding the aging physical body, but it occurred to me that most of the experts were like me: active but not yet “older” adults themselves.