Ben and Martha Bidewell Fitness Center at Three Rivers College

09/19/2026

09/17/2026

You’d Do Anything for the Love of Your Life. But Are You Willing to Live for Them?

We often talk about love in terms of sacrifice. We say we would do anything for the person we love, even give our life for them. But as we get older, perhaps the more meaningful question is different: Are you willing to take care of the life you have together? Are you willing to exercise, eat well, protect your strength, and pay attention to your health—not because you are trying to live forever, but because you want more good years with the person beside you?

Aging changes the equation. Muscle mass, bone strength, balance, cardiovascular fitness, and recovery capacity gradually become more important to our independence. The goal of exercise in your 60s, 70s, and beyond isn't to look like an athlete. It is to remain capable—to get up from the floor, carry your groceries, climb the stairs, travel, play with your grandchildren, and keep doing the ordinary things that make life together enjoyable. Strength is not just about the gym. It is about having enough capacity to participate in your own life.

And healthy eating isn't about perfection either. It is about giving your body the raw materials it needs to maintain muscle, bone, cardiovascular health, and metabolic function. A walk after dinner. A strength-training session. More vegetables and adequate protein. Getting enough sleep. Keeping your blood pressure and other risk factors in check. None of these choices feels particularly dramatic on the day you make them. But over years, they compound.

Because eventually, love becomes less about promising that you would die for someone and more about doing the small, sometimes boring things that help you live well beside them.

You don't need to be perfect.
You just need to keep choosing the future you hope to share.
If you love someone enough to grow old with them, take care of the person they have to grow old with—you.

09/16/2026

Join Barb today (Wednesday) at 4:30 pm for her Dance/Barre Fusion class! You get the best of cardio and strengthening—dance 25 minutes and workout 25 minutes!

09/15/2026

Stretch, breathe, and start your Saturday feeling refreshed. 🧘‍♀️🌿

Join us for Yoga at the Library on September 19 at 11:15 AM, presented in partnership with the Ben and Martha Bidewell Fitness Center.

Take a little time for yourself, move at your own pace, and enjoy a relaxing morning with us!