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[Please see calendar for more info]

Brain Fitness Club is a program for persons experiencing early memory loss.  It is held from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays with socialization, light physical exercise, mental stimulation and coping strategies all in a relaxed supportive fun environment.  Contact Peggy Bargmann at 407-927-4380 or email at brain.fitness@yahoo.com to discuss appropriateness of program and possible enrollment.  Each person must be evaluated before enrollment.  Sessions are held at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.

Sit to be Fit, Wednesdays from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Macedonia Baptist Church.  Chair exercises for every fitness level.  Offers aerobic benefits, stretching and strengthening.  Great for improving balance and just plain fun.  Contact Personal Trainer, Many Nice, for more information at 407-754-6190 or email at nicelifenow@gamil.com.  

Sit to be Fit, Tuesdays from 10:30 am - 11:30 am, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church.  Chair exercises for every fitness level.  Offers aerobic benefits, stretching and strengthening.  Great for improving balance and just plain fun.  Contact Personal Trainer, Many Nice, for more information at 407-754-6190 or email at nicelifenow@gamil.com.  

Chair Exercise Class, Begins Wednesday, Sept. 16th from 10:30 am - 11:30 am at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park. Led by experienced instructor, Pat Troutman, this class offers great stretching of mind and body and movements are planned so all can safely participate in a safe but beneficial manner.

Jazzercise, Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat from 9:30 am - 10:30 am.  and Monday through Thursday from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.  Cost is $34/month or $80 for eight weeks of unlimited classes.  The joining fee of $35 is waived for church members.  There is an additional 30 minute "Personal Touch" class on Saturday using resistance tubes and bands at 10:35 am.  Contact Nancy Lowe, certified Jazzercise instructor, at 407-321-7761 with any questions. 

LifeWeigh to Healthy Weight, Thursdays at 6:00 pm, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. For additional information, contact the Program Director, Teona Morris, at 407-579-1442 or send an email to LifeWeighCoach@gmail.com.

Tai Chi, Mondays 11:30am and Fridays 11am, Winter Park Presbyterian Church

Gentle Yoga, Mondays and Fridays 10:30 am -11:30am, First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.  Classes are taught by Gwen Burnett, certified Yoga teacher in the integral Hatha Yoga tradition and registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.  Donations are accepted.  

Line Dancing with Pauline, Tuesdays from 9:30am - 11:00 am, First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.  This class is a relaxing and fun way to promote good health.  Contact instructor Pauline Dolinky at 407-366-0265 with any questions.  Donations are accepted.  

Hatha Yoga-Level 1 and Level 2, Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 11:15 am at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park. Beginners learn and improve poses and breathing; experienced students focus on the foundations of their practice.  Cost is $10/class, $80 for 10 classes.  Classes are taught by Karen Cornelius, certified instructor through YogaFit.

Line (Show) Dance - Wednesdays from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.  Taught by award winning instructors Ivan and Cecilia Mao, ballroom dance forms such as the waltz and cha-cha, as well as ballet are integrated into line movements understandable for beginners, but able to be enjoyed by all abilities.  Cost is $7/class or $25 for 4 weeks or $30 for 5 weeks.
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FITNESS

We provide the tools for a wholesome lifestyle - join us for fitness presentations on stretching, easy weightlifting, line dancing and ballroom dancing... for more information on classes, check out the calendar.  If you want to get more information about starting your own exercise program at home or with a friend... Look at the information below...and have some fun moving! 

 If your dog is fat, you are not getting enough exercise. Unknown

 
Getting Started Minimize

Click here for good information if you are just getting started. Begin where you are at and increase your activity gradually.  Better to go slow and steady than to try and be "superman" and injure yourself.

Active at Any Size Minimize

Any one can be more physically active, no matter what their size or physical limitations.  Click here for great information from the National Institutes of Health on Being Active at Any Size.

Activities that increases your heart rate and breathing build endurance.  Click here for tips that will show you fun safe ways to increase your endurance.

Walking is one of the easiest ways to get moving safely and without a lot of expensive equipment.  Click here for information called A Walk a Day.

Stretching, Endurance, and Balance Minimize

Stretching exercises are thought to give you more freedom of movement to do the things you need and like to do.  You'll look better and feel better when you are flexible.  Click here for stretching exercises. 

Balance exercises build leg muscles and help prevent falls. Each year, U.S. hospitals have 300,000 admissions for broken hips, and falling is often the cause of those fractures. Balance exercises can help you stay independent by helping you avoid disabilities that may result from falling.  Click here for balance exercises.

Strength exercise build muscle as well as increase your metabolism, which helps keep your weight and blood sugar in check. It doesn't have to be difficult.  Click here for some ideas to get started.

 

 

 

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. JFK
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