Pacific Campus
Outpatient Physical Therapy Department
2360 Clay Street
San Francisco, Calif. 94115
Phone: 415-600-5860

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Tuesdays - 2:30 - 3:15
Thursdays - 10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
$10 per class

Fit for Life is for you if …

• You are over 60 and want to improve your fitness level but are unsure of what are safe, effective exercises.


• You enjoy exercising in a social situation.


• You are interested in improving your balance, activity tolerance, and functional capacity.


• You want to enjoy life more.

Benefits of Exercise

Regular exercise is beneficial at any age, but as we grow older exercise helps minimize the aging process. One-third of how we age depends on genetics, while two-thirds depends on our lifestyle choices, including a regular exercise routine.

Exercise can improve memory, mental alertness, reaction time, and cognition by increasing blood circulation to the brain.

Exercise increases functional capacity and activity tolerance by increasing muscle strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance.

"Core strengthening" of your abdominal and back muscles, may help reduce back and neck pain and improve balance to decrease the risk for falling.

Weight-bearing exercises help to maintain strong bones to prevent osteoporosis.

Fit for Life Exercise Program Elements

• Weekly 45-minute exercise class.


• Safe and effective exercises designed for persons over 60 years of age to improve and maintain health.


• Incorporates exercises and strategies to help improve balance reactions and reduce risk of falls.


• Combines many aspects of fitness, including Upper body strengthening, Lower body strengthening, Core strength / Back stabilization, Flexibility, Agility / Balance


• Instructed by a physical therapy professionals to ensure safety and proper form.


• Exercises are low impact ensuring the program is safe for joints or after an injury.


• Intensity and level of difficulty varies depending on each individual’s abilities.