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I'm running into senior patients more frequently who have not fully returned to a robust exercise program, primarily because they have opted out of returning to a physical gym facility or group classes. Some of it is driven by various factors, including some very legitimate ones that have to do with difficulty driving and not being able to get away from caregiving duties.

Many seniors are not aware of Silver Sneakers resources at all, and the majority of them are definitely not aware of the online classes that are offered by Silver Sneakers for free. These classes are both live stream classes, as well as on-demand classes from a pretty robust collection of videos that are catering to the needs of some of our seniors, including some balance limitations, arthritis, and people recovering from major illnesses with a lot of deconditioning requiring very gradual ramp-up.

Increasingly I find myself setting up patients to use these online videos and selecting the videos that I feel will be most appropriate for them based on their clinical needs at the time of the chiropractic encounters. Signing up for your free online Silver Sneakers account is ridiculously easy. All you need is your name, your date of birth, the zip code in which you live, and where your Medicare supplement policy is registered. You then have to pick a password and your account is all set up and ready to go.

If you would like set up a Silver sneakers account and need a little bit of help, let the staff know before scheduling your next appointment so they can give us a few extra minutes, and bring in whatever device you'll be using to life stream the videos.