Clockwise from far left:
Stationary bikes are popular
with boomers looking to keep
trim; East Shore Athletic Club’s
downtown location; Pivotal
Fitness is a big favorite with
Summerville residents; women
enjoy water aerobics in the
indoor pool at East Shore
Athletic Club; state-of-art
equipment is available at Pivotal
Fitness; many people opt for
strength training at Pivotal
Fitness; the exterior of East Shore
Athletic Club in Mount Pleasant.

Photos provided by East Shore
Athletic Club and Pivotal Fitness.
Cooper area, at least 20 health clubs conditioning, total body strength, Among other popular and well-
offer a wide range of programs and flexibility, functional exercise train- attended health facilities in East
activities, while historic Summerville ing and relaxation/meditation. Cooper are Eco Fitness and Blue
claims an even dozen fitness facilities. According to Maggie O’Rourke, Turtle Yoga, Ladies Workout Express,
Dominating the workout scene ESAC’s director of
throughout greater Charleston marketing and commu-
nity relations, a quarter
of the club’s members
“... the club’s more mature have passed the age of
55 and boomer mem-
members favor swimming
bership is, well, boom-
and water aerobics ...”
ing. She notes that the
club’s more mature
members favor swim-
is the East Shore Athletic Club ming and water aero-
– actually eight separate clubs, six bics – at the Johnnie
East of the Cooper and another on Dodds Boulevard
Daniel Island. location – low impact exercise and True Form Pilates and Mount
ESAC offers a broad spectrum of spin classes, where participants ride Pleasant Aerobics and Fitness.
programs, including cardiovascular at varying speeds on sophisticated In Summerville, workout choices
stationary bicycles. range from Beyond Fitness to
“Older populations Armorplate Gym to a pair of Ladies
are realizing that age Choice Fitness clubs to Positively
is not a crutch and Yoga and martial arts specialists
that they can ac- Masters Studio.
complish more now A major facility in Summerville
than at any other is Pivotal Fitness, which also has a
time,” O’Rourke says, club in Charleston. The full-ser-
referring to the club’s vice fitness center has a profession-
boomer members ally certified staff, a wide variety of
as “the heart of East equipment, group exercise pro-
Shore.” grams and a women-only area. Its
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