WORKING OUT


goal is to provide an environment in which people of all ages and abilities will want to work out. Pivotal’s boomer membership


is around 25 percent “and rapidly growing,” according to Area Fitness


“People are realizing


that to live longer and healthier, they must exercise.”


Director Ron Peruzzi, who adds that “with all the information available on health and fitness, the number of members 55 and older is going to keep growing.” At Pivotal Fitness, most boom-


ers favor a workout combination of weight resistance machines and


low-impact cardio work, and the most popular programs involve high repetitions with fast-paced func- tional movements aimed at enhanc- ing normal, everyday activities. Among specialty clubs, the wildly


popular Curves for women operates three area facilities, including one each in Summerville and Mount Pleasant. Curves is acknowledged for pioneering a 30-minute workout for strength training and cardiovascular health utilizing hydraulic resistance. The clubs also offer a common sense weight-man- agement program. Summerville owner Rion Rampey


says most of her 400 current mem- bers are between 40 and 65. People are realizing that to live


longer and healthier, they must exercise,” she points out. At Curves, the core program


involves circuit-training, where members alternate from upper


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body to lower body work, getting a complete strength training and cardio workout. At the all-female clubs, Rampey says with a smile, members of all ages are very comfortable because “it’s no men, no makeup and no mirrors.” Along with this variety of fee- based fitness clubs is a galaxy of


At the all-female clubs ... “it’s no men, no makeup and no mirrors.”


city, town and county sponsored community programs ranging from swimming to shag dancing and tennis to tai chi. It’s clear that for baby boomers in the Lowcountry, 50 might not be the new 40, but it’s certainly the new 100 –100 percent committed to fitness, that is.


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