Powerful Aging™

About Powerful Aging

Powerful Aging is an exercise program for adults age 50 and older who are in generally good health. The program is designed to safely and effectively improve strength, endurance, mobility and coordination. We include strategies that will maintain your enthusiasm for an active lifestyle and incorporate simple dance movements that are designed to improve your concentration, balance, and a sense of well being.

Major Goals of the Program

• Improve your strength
• Improve your endurance
• Improve your balance
• Improve your sense of well being and self-confidence
• Have a great time with other men and women who share your goals

What's Different About Our Program?

Powerful Aging is based on ten years of training older women and men at the UConn Center on Aging. We have listened to the many suggestions of our volunteers, and have selected the exercises that are safest and most effective in improving strength and mobility.

Also, the program is great for those that have controlled coronary artery disease and other monitored medical conditions. Our program gives special attention to health care problems something many other exercise programs can't offer.

Meet Our Instructors

• Corinna Peters is the head instructor of Powerful Aging. She is certified in Nautilus Training and Dance and Movement from Central Connecticut State University. Ms. Peters is also a certified group exercise instructor. She has many years of strength, mobility and stability training in older adults.
• David Gallacher, instructor for Powerful Aging, has a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has worked with patients in all aspects of orthopedic, geriatric and neurological areas.
• Mary Carroll Root, instructor for Powerful Aging, is a certified ACE Personal Trainer and AIFI Older Adult Fitness Instructor. She has many years experience as an older adult fitness instructor, specializing in adults with arthritis, osteoporosis, and stability and coordination problems.

How Our Program Works

We first encourage anyone interested in the program to come in and watch an exercise class before signing up. The exercise instructor then meets with the individual to go over any questions before joining the program and discusses any health related problems with their physician.

The program offers both co-ed and single sex, one hour classes. Several convenient times are offered.