Dance for older adults: a fun approach to exercise by Terry Ferebee Eckmann, PhD

If you want to increase physical activity among older clients, consider adding dance to your fitness/wellness programming. There are many reasons to incorporate dance into your activities. Dance to music is fun. And people are more likely to become and stay physically active if they enjoy what they’re doing. Dance can add variety to group fitness classes or a new dimension to services offered to this population. In addition, dance is a great physical activity—one that offers important benefits for older adults.