With age, people's motivation to exercise typically changes, Knopf says. In general, young people exercise for aesthetics, middle-aged people exercise for health and older adults exercise to function. Older people want to be able to get out of a chair and climb into a sport utility vehicle and turn their heads enough so they can still drive. Seniors aren't afraid of dying. They're afraid of being put in the back ward of a convalescent home.
Exercise can help prevent that.
And it's also increasingly clear that it's never too late to start. The following organizations offer fitness programs and educational materials geared to older adults and those who work with seniors. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.