Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans gathered in Durham on Tuesday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gerofit, a program founded at the Durham VA that ...

WEBVTT JASON: WE WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY COMPRISED OF THREE BRANCHES: BENEFITS, BURIAL AND CEMETERIES, AND HEALTH. THE ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Vietnam and Iraq war veteran Edgar Groom doesn’t like gyms. They’re boring and the people are unfriendly, he said. But Gerofit, a free national program that promotes exercise and ...

September is Healthy Aging Month - the VA has fitness programs for aging veterans to keep them active and improve their health. VA's Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) and Geriatric Research, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- While the Gerofit program was developed at the Durham VA more than thirty years ago, the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System has offered it to senior vets and their spouses ...

Organizers and participants say the program has helped combat social isolation while building a strong sense of community ...