Healthy Aging Classes

Are you ready to take charge of your health and embrace healthy aging? Waco-McLennan Public Health and McLennan County’s Live Well Waco program invite you to join our classes featuring low- to no-impact chair exercises that focus on range of motion, balance, and strength-building, along with nutrition information. Offered at three locations in McLennan County, you can choose the class location that is most convenient for you to help you stay active and feeling great.

Don’t miss out on these wonderful opportunities to stay active and healthy. Classes are free and open to everyone. For more information, call (254) 750-5431 or email us at healthed@wacotx.gov. Let’s embrace healthy aging together!

Dates and Locations

Methodist Activity Center (301 8th St, Moody, TX 76557)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 13 – April 9, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

First Baptist Church – McGregor (700 W 6th St, McGregor, TX 76657)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 13 – April 9, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Top Hand Cowboy Cowboy Church (15133 Hwy 6, Valley Mills, TX 76689)
Wednesdays and Fridays, January 14 – April 10, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Bingocize®

Bingocize® is a 10-week health promotion program that combines bingo with inclusive exercises for everyone. Join us for bingo and meet new people while learning about nutrition!

The overall goals of Bingocize® are to help older adults and those with disabilities:

• Improve and/or maintain mobility and independence
• Learn and use health information focused on fall reduction, improved nutrition, and other health-related behaviors
• Engage in social settings

Dates and Locations

Doris Miller Community Center (1020 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704)
Fridays, January 9 – March 13, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Register Here

Woodway Family Center (1100 Estates Dr, Waco, TX 76712)
Wednesdays, January 7 – March 11, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
To register, call (254)772-7491.

Create Better Health

The key to a healthy lifestyle is making it practical in your everyday life. Two components of healthy living are eating well and being physically active.

Create Better Health is an 8-week program that helps people plan and prepare nutritious meals with commonly used ingredients, as well as setting physical activity goals. Participants will learn the benefits of healthy eating and being active while practicing what is taught throughout the 8-week course.