• Our At-Home Programs

    Our SEATED RHYTHM™ & TAP TIME™ programs promote safe, engaging activities that you can do at home, with groups, or in residental facilities.

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  • Become An Instructor

    For fitness, therapy, and activities staff, our Instructor Certification Program teaches you how to effectively lead our SEATED RHYTHM™ & TAP TIME™ programs.

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Or Host Classes At Your Facility

Activity Through Dance

Active For Life's programs are proprietary, evidence-informed, and expert-developed to ensure safety, effectiveness, and enjoyment. Designed to promote physical and cognitive wellness, they benefit individuals who prefer or require seated and modified activity, including, but not limited to:
• Older Adults/Seniors
• Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
• Neurodegenerative disease patients
• Individuals with Visual Impairments
• Populations needing adaptive movement

The Active Approach

Active For Life serves a variety of care and community environments such as senior living communities, memory care centers, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, adult day programs, outpatient clinics, specialty groups, independent living, retirement communities, and more. We partner with healthcare professionals, caregivers, and activity directors to create customized, scalable solutions that meet the unique needs of their populations.

Whether in a group setting or one-on-one, our programs promote connection, confidence, and joy, while addressing barriers that often prevent individuals from participating in traditional fitness routines. Each session is thoughtfully crafted to be safe, evidence-informed, and empowering—meeting individuals where they are and helping them thrive.

Featured in Brain & Life Magazine

In April, Debra Chew was visiting her 80-year-old mother, Jacqueline Castro, at an assisted living facility outside Cleveland. As she sat with her mom, who has vascular dementia, an aide popped her head in the room to notify Castro that a tap dancing class was about to begin. Chew recalls thinking, “Tap dancing? My mom has dementia and two knees that are bone on bone, and she's tap dancing?”

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  • "The residents look forward to this class every month!"

    “At Sunrise, we nurture our resident’s mind, body, and spirit through our Live with Purpose programming. One of the eight signature programs is called Live with Action. Live with Action programs are the activities that keep the body in motion. Active for Life helps achieve this by providing their Seated Rhythm class to our residents. The residents look forward to this class every month! Our instructor Melissa has built a beautiful relationship with our residents. She is always coming up with new ideas and makes sure the residents are staying active. Physical activity is very important for senior health and well-being. We make this happen through awesome programs provided by Active for Life.”

    -Mariah M. Activities and Volunteer Coordinator

As Featured on New Day Cleveland's Senior Show

The Tails of Zoey and Lenny | A Book for the Children in our Active For Life Community

The Tails of Zoey and Lenny by Melissa Renner takes readers on a journey as Zoey learns to love and accept her new baby brother despite him being so different from her. This book strives to teach young readers about the beauty in differences, open mindedness, and acceptance - values held in high regard in our professional community.

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