Active For Life Fitness

08/13/2025

🧠💃 Your brain loves music and movement!

Dancing to music isn’t just fun—it’s a full-on brain workout. The rhythm boosts memory, the movement sparks new neural connections, and the joy floods your brain with feel-good chemicals. Whether you’re learning new steps or grooving to a favorite song, you’re strengthening both your body and your mind.

With Active For Life’s proprietary programs, you can enjoy these benefits whether you join an energizing class or move at your own pace in the privacy of your home with our home-use products (link below).

✨ Move. Groove. Boost your brain.

https://activeforlifefitness.com/collections/programs Many thanks to for the great post (we couldn’t agree more ☺️) and even providing references 😻 References:
Blumen et al. (2022). J Aging Phys Act.
Teixeira et al. (2021). Menopause,;
Speranza et al. (2022). Rev Neurosci.
Machado Sotomayor et al. (2021).
As always this is not replacement for medical advice.

07/30/2025

Our Active For Life instructors Shannon and Teresa at the Concordia Sumner Health Fair last week 🥰 Thank you so much for having Shannon and Teresa to share so Active For Life fun 🤗👏🎶💃🏻🧠💪❤️

07/23/2025

It was an honor and a pleasure to be invited by Professor Rob Kollins to guest lecture at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Management, alongside Stacey Schroeder, President & Founder of EVelop.

We spoke about manufacturing design and the journey of bringing a new product to market, allowing me to discuss Active For Life’s patented products (throwback to the picture) and proprietary programs as a case study.

Rob is not only an engaging professor—his students were equally impressive, asking thoughtful questions and showing genuine curiosity about all aspects of product design.

Many thanks to Stacey, Rob, and his enthusiastic class for such a rewarding and energizing experience!

07/23/2025

It was an honor and a pleasure to be invited by Professor Rob Kollins to guest lecture at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, alongside Stacey Schroeder, President & Founder of EVelop.

We spoke about manufacturing design and the journey of bringing a new product to market, allowing me to discuss Active For Life’s patented products (throwback to the picture) and proprietary programs as a case study.

Rob is not only an engaging professor—his students were equally impressive, asking thoughtful questions and showing genuine curiosity about all aspects of product design.

Many thanks to Stacey, Rob, and his enthusiastic class for such a rewarding and energizing experience!

07/16/2025

🧠💪 Movement for every body and every mind. At Active For Life, we believe that brain and body movement should be inclusive, adaptable, and accessible for all.

Whether you're moving to boost focus, build strength, reduce stress, or simply feel good—we’ve created a space where everyone can participate, no matter your ability, background, or experience.

🌟 Inclusive movement means honoring your pace, your needs, and your story.

Join us and discover how powerful movement can be—when everyone’s invited.

07/10/2025

🕺💃 Dancing Into Better Health – Especially for Seniors!

Did you know that dancing isn’t just fun—it’s also great for your health? For older adults, dancing can:

✨ Improve balance and coordination
🧠 Boost memory and cognitive function
❤️ Support cardiovascular health
😊 Reduce stress and increase happiness
👯‍♀️ Build social connection and community

Whether it’s ballroom, line dancing, or even chair dancing, such as TAP TIME™️ or SEATED RHYTHM™️, moving to music is a joyful way to stay active and well. So turn up the tunes and dance your way to better health! 🎶

07/04/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July! 🎆

Today we celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave — and honor the generations who helped shape our nation. 💙

At Active Fpr Life we’re proud to support the wellness and joy of our seniors — the heart of our American story.

Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, and joyful Independence Day! ❤️🤍💙

06/25/2025

This last week of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month has us reflecting on all of the beautiful moments we’ve had over the years working with those living with Alzheimer’s or different dementias, their caretakers and family, Activities and Life Enrichment Directors, and communities 💜
In case you haven’t seen it, here is one of our favorite videos at a memory care facility (link below), The Power of Healing: How a dance class is helping memory care residents, that warms our hearts every time we watch it. https://youtu.be/EZakczMBIy4?si=IWYZJW2L5WacmSe9

06/25/2025

This last week of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month has us reflecting on all of the beautiful moments we’ve had over the years working with those living with Alzheimer’s or different dementias, their caretakers and family, Activities and Life Enrichment Directors, and communities 💜
In case you haven’t seen it, here is one of our favorite videos at a memory care facility, The Power of Healing: How a dance class is helping memory care residents, that warms our hearts every time we watch it.

There's a dance class like no other, not because of tricky steps, but because of meaningful ones.Most of the students are memory care patients at Lakeside As...

06/18/2025

Did you know that worldwide 55 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias, and Alzheimer's begins 20 years or more before memory loss and other symptoms develop? Did you also know that dancing is one of the best activities for dementia prevention? While we love that our dancercise programs are great for prevention, we also love the positive impact our programs have for those currently living with Alzheimer's or other dementias. To see a resident's face light up, smile, laugh, have increased engagement and participation, or have a song spark a memory is rewarding beyond measure 💜

06/11/2025

Active For Life is honored and wants to give a big thank you to author and dance professional, Samantha Jennings, originally based out of the UK and now in Portugal, for featuring AFL and AFL’s Founder .dancing.bee.15 for incorporating them into her new book The Practioner’s Essential Guide to Teaching Seated Dance Across the Lifespan 🥰❤️ If you are a dance professional working with adapted groups or with participants seated, this is a must!

06/04/2025

A little behind the scene shot from Active For Life’s recent story on WFLA Channel 8 Day Time show ☀️💛 What an honor to have been featured. If you missed it you can check it out here https://www.wfla.com/daytime/how-to-tap-into-fitness-without-even-standing-up/