Live well at Applewood. Focus on a happy, healthy you!

indoor pool with lap lane

At every age and fitness level, it’s essential to keep the body moving every day. Applewood deeply supports exercise as a valuable asset to preserving your health and helping to offset medical issues.

Fitness and wellness offerings are carefully planned to be fun, socially engaging and enriching. From the 24-hour Fitness and indoor aquatics center with heated 75-foot Junior Olympic pool and hot spa, to invigorating group stretching and fitness classes, the weather will never keep you from staying fit and flexible at Applewood.

Fitness made fun with engaging sporting, exercise and recreational amenities

At Applewood, you will find a resort-style array of fantastic outdoor amenities, including a 1,000 square foot putting green and driving range net, shuffleboard, bocce and croquet courts. You’ll find the sporting equipment on-hand, so you don’t have to store anything at home

Enjoy a spirited or leisurely bike ride? Just check out a beach cruiser or 3-wheeler from the  Applewood Bike Share, which works like the Citi Bike program in NYC—minus the rental fee!

Or if you prefer to keep it simple, you’ll find lighted walking and biking trails and sidewalks throughout the community where you can enjoy a car-free stroll, day or night.

Meet Spencer, who biked 85 miles on his 85th birthday

On-site group fitness designed for people (not just older people)

Regardless of your current health or fitness status, Applewood offers a variety of small group fitness and wellness experiences. Residents are encouraged to step outside their comfort zone and try new fitness endeavors, not just activities traditionally relegated for older adults.

While group fitness opportunities are continuously refreshed, these core programs are especially popular:

  • Aqua Fitness is a 45-minute cardio and strength program that works all the muscles in the body while working against the water to improve overall fitness and balance.
  • Get Hip, Don’t Slip is a balance program for all levels of fitness, whether you want to strengthen your balance or maintain your balance.
  • Basic Strength improves upper body strength using lightly weighted dumbbells.
  • Stretch and Core Exercise focuses on the importance of stretching muscles to allow better mobility and strength while working on specific core exercises to decrease pain and tightness in common areas.
  • Exercise for Arthritis is a program designed not only for those who have arthritis but for everyone looking to improve joint mobility and overall muscle strength in affected areas.
  • Meditation/Tai Chi Qi Gong sessions are led by a Tai Chi/Qi Gong Master.

Applewood’s Fitness Center also includes SmartBalance, the latest balance assessment and improvement technology designed specifically to help residents measure their fall risk and practice exercises that help minimize falls and avoid injury. These one-on-one assessments are pre-scheduled and overseen by Applewood’s staff Fitness& Wellness coordinator.

Residents Bob and Weave at New On-Site Boxing Sessions

Meet Applewood’s full-time fitness and wellness coordinator

Michael Kubas oversees the day-to-day operations in the Fitness Center, including teaching exercise classes, prescribing individualized exercise plans for residents, and providing assistance and guidance to ensure exercise equipment safety.

In addition to operational oversight of the fitness programs and wellness activities, Michael provides an ongoing series of educational health seminars throughout the year, often featuring guest speakers.

For more information about health and wellness at Applewood, call (732) 303-7416 to schedule a visit or attend an event for future residents.