It appears that regular exercise benefits everything from the head to the toe and from the inside out.  Research has well documented that regular exercise will keep us more healthy and youthful.

Exercise groups meet every week at the Senior Center, unless specified otherwise and welcome new members. Remember, check with your doctor before joining any exercise group or health club.  

This fitness program is lead by a Certified Arthritis Foundation Instructor. This exercise class is formally known as PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise), but this class is not limited to people with arthritis. It is beneficial to all seniors. It helps to increase joint flexibility, range of motion and muscle strength. The cost for this program is $12 per month!

The resistance exercises, stretching and low impact aerobics are done on a "do as much as you can" basis. The group includes individuals that are stroke, pulmonary and heart patients side by side with healthy seniors who are in great physical condition. If you can’t touch your toes no one seems to mind. Just come to the Senior Center and join in. Their instructor is Cindy Stoffel, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer. The cost for this exercise program is $5 per month for McHenry Township Residents and $10.00 for Non-Township Residents.

McHenry Township Residents can also participate in this Fitness Program on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at Kensington Manor, 8400 Cunat Blvd, in Richmond Township.

Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise accomplished through a series of slow and synchronized postures. Researchers have found that the long-term practice of Tai Chi has a favorable effect on the promotion of balance, mobility, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. It reduces the risk of falls in seniors. The studies also reported reduced pain, stress and anxiety in participants.

is closely related to lawn bowling. The biggest difference is that bocce is played on a hard-surface court with a backstop at each end, while lawn bowling is played on grass with a relatively free-form "court".  There are very few Bocce courts in the U.S. and McHenry Township has a tournament certified Bocce court in McHenry Township Park.

Weather permitting, area seniors gather to participate in a fun outdoor bowling game in the park across the parking lot from the McHenry Township Senior Center. Teams are formed and everyone is welcome to participate. There is no charge to play. The Township provides the balls. All residents age 50 and older are welcome to join in this friendly weekly competition. 

sometimes called Soft Horseshoes, is a game in which players take turns pitching small bags filled with beans at a raised platform with a hole at the far end of the court. On Tuesdays, a group of seniors meet at the Senior Center to pitch.

This special winter program is available to ALL McHenry Township residents. The McHenry Township Hall is located at 3703 N. Richmond Road (Route 31) just north of Johnsburg Road.

Mall-walking has become a very popular activity across the United States because it provides a sheltered environment in which to exercise regardless of weather conditions.

The Town Hall provides a protected environment to join other walkers in a healthy morning exercise.  No registration required.