There are multiple Senior Centers in Macomb County offer physical activity programming:

Armada Senior Center 

Chesterfield Township Senior Center
Clinton Township Senior Adult Life Center
Fraser Senior Center
Lenox and New Haven Township Senior Center
Macomb Township Senior Center
Ray Township Senior Center
Roseville-Eastpointe Senior Center
Shelby Community Center
St Clair Shores Senior Activity Center
Sterling Heights Senior Center
Harrison Township Tucker Senior Center

In addition to the below Senior Centers, there are also Recreation Centers that offer physical activity programming for all ages. You can visit MoveMoreMacomb.org to find a list of all the Senior Centers and Recreation Centers in Macomb County. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that people who are physically active for approximately seven hours a week have a 40 percent lower risk of dying early than those who are active for less than 30 minutes a week. At minimum, they say that 150 minutes of weekly moderate-intensity activity, such as walking briskly, is enough to substantially lower a person’s risk of premature death. But even with these well-documented benefits, many of us remain inactive. In fact, 26 percent of residents report no leisure-time physical activity. In Macomb County, more than 50% of deaths are related to four chronic conditions that are caused by preventable health behaviors including lack of physical activity, poor diet, and tobacco use.

These facts and figures inspired the Macomb County Health Department to launch the Move More Macomb campaign. The catalyst for the Move More Macomb initiative was the Health Department’s Community Health Assessment (CHA) and subsequent Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The results of the Community Health Assessment indicated that chronic disease was a major concern among Macomb County residents. To find out more about the CHA and CHIP, visit cha.macombgov.org.

The Macomb County Health Department currently lists all Senior Centers and Recreation Centers on the Move More Macomb website at MoveMoreMacomb.org. You can visit the site to find physical activity opportunities for all ages, costs, and fitness levels.

We are currently distributing a survey of physical activity to better understand where and how older adults are being active and what barriers they are experiencing. The responses to the survey will be used to promote and develop physical activity resources. If you are interested in taking the survey, please contact us at healthplanning@macombgov.org or (586)463-3021.

If there are fitness classes, facilities, or resources that you know of that you would like to see listed on our website, please let us know at healthplanning@macombgov.org. If you are looking for a resource that you are unable to find, please let us know and we will do our best to help you find it.