Collier Senior Center Hosts Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program

Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, will host a free Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program on Wednesdays from 10:00 - 11:00 AM through August 20, 2025, at 4898 Coronado Way, Naples 34416.

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) is a community-based recreational exercise class that provides free classes with trained AFEP instructors who incorporate activities for range-of-motion, endurance-building, relaxation and more. All exercises can be modified to meet individual participant needs. The AFEP’s demonstrated benefits include:

* Improved functional ability

* Decreased depression

* Increased confidence in the ability to exercise

This free AFEP is open to all older adults in Collier County and will be taught by Gloria Lappost on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM, April 30 through August 20, 2025. The class is hosted in conjunction with the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida.

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate is open Monday – Friday (excluding major holidays), 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, providing an array of free services for seniors, caregivers, and those in-need throughout Collier County:

More than 10 weekly programs plus a variety of offerings each month: daily breakfast, hot lunch, and coffee bar; weekly food pantry; monthly birthday parties; virtual and in-person chair yoga, dance, and exercise classes; art and craft classes; cards and games; holiday parties and additional life-enhancing offerings like blood pressure, vision and diabetes screenings; balance testing and fall prevention lectures; counseling and support services.

More than 1,100 hot lunches a month to seniors in-need and weekly access to a Meals of Hope food pantry to 1,050 Collier County seniors/month and provides 200 older adults Harry Chapin “Care & Share” nutritious, easy-to-prepare meal kits each month.

Centralized source for local and long-distance caregivers seeking senior-related information, services, and resources in Collier County. Partnerships to provide programs, socialization, and convenient access to other agencies.

Virtual Resource Directory.

The charity maximizes each dollar received by collaborating with trusted partners, including Area Agency on Aging, Catholic Charities (social services), Collier Area Transport, Collier County Nutrition, Sheriff’s Office and more, to meet the needs of more than 2,000 members and the community at-large. 

To learn more about the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program and Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, please call 239-252-4541, or visit CollierSeniorCenter.org.