Fitness classes

Silver Sneakers is a health and fitness program designed for adults 65 and older—and it is often provided by your health plan at no additional cost! You can attend fitness classes near you and even sign up for a gym. Read the Frequently Asked Questions to find out more! 

Enhance Fitness is a fitness program to increase energy and activity through low-impact strength, balance, flexibility, and cardio exercises. The program is specifically designed for individuals with chronic pain or arthritis, and the classes are adaptable to fit each participant's needs and abilities—at no or low cost.

Enhance Fitness is currently run out of the following locations in Macomb County:

Ascension Macomb Wellness Center, Eastpointe, MI — Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Ascension Macomb Wellness Center

In September 2019, Ascension opened a new wellness center located in Eastpointe. The Ascension Macomb Wellness Center provides exercise classes, chronic disease management, diabetes programs, and education for healthy lifestyles to the community.

Here is a list of their upcoming activities:

Enhanced Fitness (Free, registration not required)

Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Valentine's Day class at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 14

Yoga (Fee: $5, registration not required)

Mondays, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Lecture: Be Heart Smart (Free, registration required)

Wednesday, February 19, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

The Ascension Macomb Wellness Center is located at 23801 Kelly Road, Eastpointe, MI, inside St. Thomas Lutheran Church. You can call the center at 586-772-3370.

• Clinton Township Recreation Center Fitness Room and Exercise Classes
• Macomb Township Recreation Center Fitness Classes
• New Baltimore Adult Fitness Classes
• Romeo-Washington-Bruce Fitness Classes
• Recreational Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe Fitness Classes
• Sterling Heights Recreation and Senior Center Fitness Classes
• St. Clair Shores Fitness Classes and Fitness Center
• Warren Group Fitness Classes and Water Aerobics

For more information on recreation centers and senior centers, head to the bottom of the page and click on the icon you'd like to learn more about!

• Beaumont Health and Fitness Classes
• Henry Ford Health System Exercise Programs 
• McLaren Macomb Health and Fitness Classes

• Fraser Aquatics: Swim Lessons, Open Swim, Adaptive Aquatics https://www.fraseraquatics.com/
• Shepherd's Gate Church Fitness locations: https://sgatechurch.org/community/fitness/
• Jazzercise Fraser: https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-fraser-fitness-studio ​​​​Square Store link is: https://squareup.com/store/jazzercise-fraser

In addition to recreation centers, there are gyms and fitness studios that offer fitness classes. Most require a fee or membership but there are often discounts available online through sites like Groupon or deals available for free classes when you try your first class. 

Do you have information about a free or low-cost fitness class in Macomb County? Let us know by sending us an email!