If you are eligible for Medicare benefits in 2013, you may have picked a Medicare Advantage Plan. The majority of these include a Silver Sneakers benefit plan that provides for a free health club or gym membership at participating gyms. 
Check this list below and see if your Florida Medicare Advantage plan is included:
- AARP MedicareComplete® by UnitedHealthcare
- Amerigroup
- AvMed
- CarePlus Health Plans, Inc.
- Coventry Health Care of Florida
- Florida Blue
- Florida Healthcare Plus
- HealthSpring
- HealthSun Health Plans
- Humana
- Physicians United Plan (PUP)
- Ultimate Health Plans, Inc.
- Universal Health Care
- WellCare
If included, you are eligible for a free health club membership. Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte residents are able to join any of the participating health clubs below for free.
Snap Fitness – Port Charlotte
| Address: | 701 JC Center Court Port Charlotte, FL 33980 |
| Phone: | (941) 766-7627 |
Achieve Fitness
| Address: | 4300 Kings Hwy., Ste. A Port Charlotte, FL 33980-2917 |
| Phone: | (941) 627-5509 |
Golden Years Health Club, Inc.
| Address: | 4161 Tamiami Trail, Ste. 704 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 |
| Phone: | (941) 625-1110 |
Youfit Port Charlotte
| Address: | 3280 Tamiami Trail, Ste. 33 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 |
| Phone: | (941) 623-9099 |
The Cultural Center of Charlotte County
| Address: | 2280 Aaron St. Port Charlotte, FL 33952 |
| Phone: | (941) 625-4175 |
The Punta Gorda Club
| Address: | 2905 Tamiami Trl. Punta Gorda, FL 33950 |
| Phone: | (941) 505-1055 |
Charlotte County Family YMCA Franz Ross Park
| Address: | 19333 Quesada Ave. Port Charlotte, FL 33948-3141 |
| Phone: | (941) 629-9622 |
Punta Gorda YMCA
| Address: | 10169 Tamiami Trail Punta Gorda, FL 33950 |
| Phone: | (941) 505-4000 |
Lynette Henk is a Healthy Chocolate trainer. She can be reached directly at 941-216-5727, [email protected] or at her site ColdPressedChocolate.com.
