Older Adult Programs

Mah Jongg

Start date: October 31, 2022 - End date: December 25, 2023

Time: 1:00pm

Location: CRCC Activity Room

Join us Mondays at 1pm for FREE.  If you have SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit, Active &Fit, or Renew Active, please bring your membership card and check-in.

Taekwondo and Korean Martial Arts

Start date: January 1, 2023 - End date: December 31, 2025

Time: 6 - 7pm

Location: CRCC East Gym

Martial Arts classes for children & adults. Improve your balance, strength, coordination, and flexibility. Integrate body, mind, and spirit using the Taekwondo tenets: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit. Sahn Taekwondo classes are taught by Nationally and Internationally certified instructors: Master Instructor Cedar Rose Guelberth, 4th Dan, & Grand Master Richard Hodder, 9th Dan. Six-month pre-registration discounts available.

Ages: 7 years & up (6 year olds are considered on an individual basis and if joining with an adult or older sibling)
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7pm, Saturdays 10am-11am 
Dates: Year Round
Cost: $90/month; $73/month (2nd member of family); $53/month (3rd and more family members)
For more information: Ms. Cedar Rose (970) 948-8774

Drop-In Pickleball

Start date: November 1, 2023 - End date: March 31, 2024

Location: CRCC Gymnasium

The Carbondale Recreation Center offers drop-in pickleball during the winter months inside our basketball gymnasium. Three courts will be provided. First come first serve.

Enjoy drop-in pickleball
Tuesday & Thursdays 2pm-4pm
Fridays 1pm-4pm
Saturday 8am-9:45am

Ages: 18+ years
Cost: $8 adult, $6 seniors

  • Please note there will be no drop in Pickleball: Nov 23, March 5, 7, 8, and 9

Cooking Matters Cooking Class

Start date: November 28, 2023 - End date: December 19, 2023

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: Carbondale Recreation and Community Center

Get a group or your family together and come cook!  Cooking Matters can help you discover new ideas for saving time in the kitchen, shopping healthier, and cooking foods that will satisfy the whole family. Each week we will discuss a nutrition concept and create a new recipe that can meet your family’s needs.  Kids 4 and older are welcome; please register them as a second participant.

Dates: November 28, December 5, 12, 19
Days: Tuesdays
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Location: CRCC Activity Room and Kitchen
Cost: Free
Min/Max: 3/10

Womens Round Robin 3.5+ Pickleball

Start date: December 11, 2023 - End date: January 29, 2024

Time: 2-4pm

Chase the winter blues away in this round robin recreation winter play.  This class will run for 6 Mondays: December 11 and 18, January 8, 15, 22, 29. The program is limited to 6 players and includes all six days of play.

Day/Dates: Mondays, December 11 & 18, January 8, 15, 22, & 29
Time: 2-4pm
Location: CRCC West Gym
Cost: $50

 

Winter on the Mountain at the Glenwood Caverns

Date: December 15, 2023

Time: 4-8pm

Location: Van will pick up/drop off at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, Sopris Lodge and Crystal Meadows Commons IV

Ride the tram to the Glenwood Caverns to check out more than half a million lights at the top, including a giant musical Christmas Tree that puts on a show every 30 minutes!  There will be live music (Feeding Giants, an acoustic duo playing Coffee House rock), and food and drink specials.  Tram ride fee included.  Please bring money for food, drinks, or souvenir shopping!

Date: Friday, December 15,2023
Time: 4-8pm
Cost: $10
Min/Max: 6/10
Registration Deadline: One week prior

The van will depart from and return to the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, with additional pick up/drop off locations at Sopris Lodge and Crystal Meadows Senior Housing.  If you live down valley and would like to arrange a pick up/drop off at a neutral location, please call the CRCC at 970-510-1290.

Please note transportation is in standard 15-passenger vans that require mobility for getting in and out.  At this time, we are unable to accommodate persons who cannot enter or exit unassisted.  The vans are not wheelchair accessible.  If you require a seat near the front for mobility, motion sickness, or other reasons, please note this during registration.  We will do our best to accommodate when available. 

Silver and Fit Logo

The Silver&Fit exercise and healthy aging program is provided by American Specialty Health. It’s designed specifically for older adults. You may get access to Silver&Fit as a Medicare beneficiary through many insurance companies’ Medicare Advantage and Supplement plans.

Certain Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans include the Silver&Fit program as a benefit. Some people may also get access through a group retirement health plan.

You must meet at least one of these criteria to be eligible for Silver&Fit:

  • You are age 65 or older.
  • You are currently enrolled in Medicare.

To find out if you’re eligible, visit this online Silver&Fit eligibility check. You’ll need accept the Terms and Conditions, then enter your first name, last name, and birth date. If you’re an eligible Silver&Fit program member, follow the steps to enroll online.

We also accept Active&Fit.

Renew Active is available at no additional cost, exclusively from UnitedHealthcare® Medicare Plans.

Renew Active is a fitness program for body and mind designed to help people live their best lives and achieve their health and wellness goals. It provides access to an extensive choice of more than 6,000 fitness locations, including national, regional and local options, at no additional cost.

Please visit https://uhcrenewactive.com/home for more information.

The SilverSneakers Fitness Program offers a unique blend of physical activity, healthy lifestyle and socially oriented programming that enables older adults to take greater control of their health. It is available at no additional cost to individuals who belong to a participating Insurance Plan. Please call the Front Desk at 970.510.1292.

  • A FREE membership at Carbondale’s Recreation & Community Center with access to conditioning classes, exercise equipment, pool, and other amenities that accompany the basic membership
  • Access to any participating fitness center throughout the U.S. while traveling
  • Customized SilverSneakers classes designed exclusively for older adults who want to improve their strength, flexibility, balance and endurance
  • Health education seminars and other events that promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
  • A specially trained Senior Advisor at the fitness center to introduce you to SilverSneakers and acquaint you with their site & equipment