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Linda Anderson and Adrianne Bradley took a chance on a Pilates class last May; Julie Millard started in August. The trio has been going two to three times a week ever since.

I can do one full-body push-up, and that's from the toes, Arcata's Anderson said after last week's class. I haven't done that since high school.

I'm not any faster, but I walk straighter and with better balance, McKinleyville's Bradley said. I have a better sense of my body -- where it is in space -- and I can go up and down stairs easier.

I've lost two inches off my waist and I'm more flexible, Millard said.

Medline Plus calls exercise the fountain of youth, but some people don't know where to begin or how to fit it in. Others need convincing.

That's why Area 1 Agency on Aging is partnering with local fitness experts and clubs during Older Americans Month in May. HealthSPORT in Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna and McKinleyville, and Cal Courts in Eureka and Cutten, are offering three-day passes to people age 60 and older. Passes -- one per person -- are available starting April 27 only from the A1AA office at 434 Seventh St. in Eureka.

Arcata Core Pilates, 930 Samoa Blvd., is offering a free class for those aged 60 plus at 11 a.m. every Tuesday in May. Call 845-8156 for details and park and enter off I Street.

If you've wanted to try Pilates or tai chi; if you've been thinking it's time to embrace

Anderson took a chance last year. The Humboldt State retiree was looking for a way to strengthen her muscles when a friend pointed her to the free May trial at Arcata Core Pilates.

I didn't know much about Pilates, but we all know the exercise science: use it or lose it, Anderson said.

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