Depending on your healthcare provider, you may qualify for SilverSneakers program. SilverSneakers is a program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events. Health plans around the country offer this award-winning program to people who are eligible for Medicare or to group retirees.
SilverSneakers provides a fitness center membership to any participating location across the country. Learn more or find out if you qualify for a SilverSneakers membership at your gym: http://www.silversneakers.com/Home.aspx
Those of us who have traditional Medicare will not have "Silver Sneakers" membership included in our health insurance. Those enrolled in Medicare Advantage programs very well might have.
Not true. I have traditional Medicare as well as AARP/United Healthcare Medigap and I get Silver Sneakers along with that.
Yes, you aren't entitled to Silver Sneakers by virtue of receiving Medicare, it's determined by your supplemental provider, United Healthcare, provides that. Not all supplemental programs cover gym memberships and Medicare itself does not. My husband and I are both on Medicare. I qualify (United Healthcare); he does not (another plan). Also, not all gyms participate.