HCC by Sylvia Hernandez Optum HealthCare Center Consider this: more than 80% of mature adults (age 55+) take vitamin or mineral supplements, according to an AARP survey in 2019. This brings to mind a simple question, are supplements worth taking? As adults mature, the body isn’t as efficient in absorbing nutrients. To add to this nutrient deficit, many older adults lack the energy, appetite

Joyful Line Dance meets upstairs in Clubhouse 6 every Thursday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The club provides Leisure World residents a way to improve their physical, social and mental well-being each week through dance and community. The Joyful Line Dance Club has multiple leaders who take turns leading the class to add variety. Noly Anglo is a new leader to the class and brings fresh new steps

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc. delivers freshly cooked meals for $9.75 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1 percent milk. An alternate dessert is available for those on a diabetic diet. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at (562) 439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www.mowlb.org to complete an online application. To cancel a meal for the following

Enjoy moving to fun, energetic music, including oldies, current music and different rhythms, while working muscles, improving balance, and increasing strength and stamina. Classes are held at Veteran’s Plaza on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and upstairs in Clubhouse 6 on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact Jim Blanchard at (714 ) 487-2446.

The Zumba Club meets Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. at Clubhouse 6 upstairs in the fitness center and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. at Veterans Plaza. “It’s an hour of great energy and great music that will leave you with a smile on your face,” says club secretary and treasurer Shannon Brennan. “The exercises are moderate intensity, easy to follow and is a good workout for all levels.” For more information,

The Leisure Leggers, a running and walking club in Leisure World for more than 20 years, meets every Monday at Clubhouse 6 at 8 a.m. for a brisk trot around the neighborhood, followed by coffee and camaraderie. Dues are 99 cents per year. For more information, call club president Tom Pontac at (562) 304-0880.