Skip Wilson, left, scuba dives with the Bottom Breathers Dive Club in Aurora.

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Skip Wilson says that you encounter a different world when you scuba dive. "It is so peaceful, and yet there is a sense of adventure," he said.

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Art Michaely, 71, of Des Plaines, usually plays racquetball several times a week.

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At Carillon Club of Naperville, Karen Havel can often be seen playing a lively game of tennis or taking water aerobics in an effort to stay fit, despite the fact that in the past she has had a shoulder muscle tear and a tear of the meniscus in one knee and still suffers from arthritis in both knees.

Marina Wray of Elgin takes her usual bike ride on the scenic paths of Del Webb's Edgewater active adult community.

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Walkers at Sun City in Huntley keep active and have fun.

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Sun City in Huntley offers many options to keep active, including boccie courts.

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