PARK CITY — At Intermountain Health’s Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness Center in Park City, age is just a number.

Several times a week, a group of older adults gathers for a workout designed to keep them moving, healthy and connected.

“It’s a very active older population,” said exercise therapist Adam Ballenger. “Some of these folks have been here for several years, and some of them are just starting out.”

The classes take an adaptive and individualized approach, focused on posture, balance and strength — all key to healthy aging. Regular exercise can lower the risk of heart disease, reduce dementia risk, and improve overall mobility.

“We focus on a lot of activities of daily living,” Ballenger said. “We curtail a lot of the exercises, the squats, the lunges, the pushing and pulling-typ

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