Yoga Sculpt & Strength
Integrate the advantages of muscle conditioning with the alignment benefits of yoga practice. Bring mind and body in to harmony while toning your musculature and preserving bone density. Use breath and focus to work fully with decreased stress and injury. Please bring a mat and light hand-held weights (1-2 lbs.) to class.
Instructor: BodyMoves Fitness
12 55-min. lessons
$158/$122 McLean district residents
1674.280 W, 9/17-12/10 11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
No lesson on 11/26.
Yoga + Pilates
A holistic integration of two popular wellness disciplines offers a workout that energizes, relaxes and rejuvenates. Selected Pilates exercises teach participants to develop and move from a strong core, protecting the spine and to lengthen the musculature while working with the breath to gain mental focus and body awareness. Incorporated yoga poses promote balance improvement, leg strength, enhanced flexibility, increased health of internal organs and stress relief.
Instructor: BodyMoves Fitness
12 55-min. lessons
$158/$122 McLean district residents
1675.280 W, 9/17-12/10 12:30-1:25 p.m.
No lesson on 11/26.
Pilates—Daytime
Enjoy the numerous benefits of this popular discipline. Strengthen core muscles while increasing flexibility and range of motion, develop proper body alignment, “lengthening” the spine and connect mind to muscles using the breath and mental focus.We will incorporate the large exercise ball in to some of the later lessons. Please bring a mat to class.
Instructor: BodyMoves Fitness
12 50-min. lessons
$158/$122 McLean district residents.
Materials fee: $35 (for ball), make checks payable to BodyMoves Fitness. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
1676.280 Th, 9/25-12/18 Noon-12:50 p.m.
No lesson on 11/27.
Pilates/Ballet Fusion Fitness Workout
This class for non-dancers uses ballet movement patterns infused with Pilates and yoga alignment cues to provide a fun workout bringing the mind into play. Improve posture, balance and core strength while rhythmically toning hips, legs, arms, ankles, feet and derriere. Gentle aerobic conditioning and weight training benefits accrue.
Instructor: BodyMoves Fitness
12 45-min. lessons
$158/$122 McLean district residents
1677.280 Th, 9/25-12/18 1-1:45 p.m.
No lesson on 11/27.
Pilates Mat Class–Evenings
Learn to engage your core abdominal muscles, improve your posture and create a longer, leaner, stronger body! Start using your body more efficiently while increasing suppleness and grace. These floor and mat exercises, developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s, remain so popular today because of the results they achieve. Particular emphasis is placed on the mind-body connection. Bring a yoga mat or Pilates mat and a large towel.
Instructor: Mary Elizabeth Beim
Beginner
(For students who are new to Pilates or who have not studied with this instructor.)
16 1-hr. lessons
$284/$210 McLean district residents
1665.280 M/W, 9/17-11/12 6:30-7:30 p.m.v
No lesson on 10/13.
Continuing Beginner
16 1-hr. lessons
$284/$210 McLean district residents
1666.280 M/W, 9/17-11/12 7:45-8:45 p.m.
No lesson on 10/13.
Beginner
(For students who are new to Pilates or who have not studied with this instructor.)
12 1-hr. lessons
$212/$157 McLean district residents
1667.280 M/W, 11/17-1/12 6:30-7:30 p.m.
No lesson on 12/22, 12/24, 12/29 and 12/31.
Continuing Beginner
12 1-hr. lessons
$212/$157 McLean district residents
1668.280 M/W, 11/17-1/12 7:45-8:45 p.m.
No lesson on 12/22, 12/24, 12/29 and 12/31.
Yoga for (Almost) Every Body
Are you new to yoga? Getting back into a yoga practice? Seeking a commitment to a regular weekly class? Challenge your body to stretch, strengthen and expand. Breathe, meditate and reduce stress in this all-levels yoga class, appropriate for men and women of most ages and fitness levels. Instruction is in hatha yoga, taught in a moderate Kripalu/Integrative Yoga Therapy style. Bring a yoga mat and bath/beach towel.
Instructor: Mary Elizabeth Beim
8 1.5-hr. lessons
$208/$154 McLean district residents
1669.280 Tu, 9/16-11/4 7:30-9 p.m.
7 1.5-hr. lessons
$182/$135 McLean district residents
1670.280 Tu, 11/18-1/13 7:30-9 p.m.
No lesson on 12/23 and 12/30.
Total Fit
For all fitness levels. This is a moderate-intensity, low-impact aerobic program with safe, effective exercises to strengthen and tone major muscle groups. Aerobic shoes are recommended. Bring an exercise mat and hand weights.
Instructor: Paula Zacharia
14 1-hr. lessons
$132/$98 McLean district residents
1516.280 Tu/Th, 9/16-10/30 9:15-10:15 a.m.
10 1-hr. lessons
$95/$70 McLean district residents
1517.280 Tu/Th, 12/2-1/13 9:15-10:15 a.m.
No lesson on 12/25, 12/30 and 1/1.
Body Sculpting
For all fitness levels. Shape and tone your upper and lower body using light hand weights and/or resistance bands. Diversified program will work all major and minor muscle groups.Wear aerobic shoes and bring an exercise mat, personal hand weights and resistance bands are recommended.
Instructor: Paula Zacharia
14 1-hr. lessons
$132/$98 McLean district residents
1518.280 Tu/Th, 9/16-10/30 10:15-11:15 a.m.
10 1-hr. lessons
$95/$70 McLean district residents
1519.280 Tu/Th, 12/2-1/13 10:15-11:15 a.m.
No lesson on 12/25, 12/30 and 1/1.
Step Class: Interval
Cardio/Strength & Stretch This fitness class is a complete workout featuring intervals of cardio training using dance and step aerobics. Bring light hand weights for upper body strengthening and a mat for the abdominal work and stretching segment.
Instructors: Ann Patterson/Katya Bennett
29 1-hr. lessons
$280/$203 McLean district residents
1500.280 Tu/Th, 9/16-1/15 6:15-7:15 p.m.
No lesson on 11/11, 11/25, 11/27, 12/23,
12/25, 12/30 and 1/1.
Aerobic Dance Fridays
Low-impact aerobic dance routines are choreographed to a variety of music styles. Class includes abdominal and upper-body toning and an extended stretching session at the end. Aerobic shoes, towel, mat and hand weights are suggested.
Instructor: Ann Patterson
13 1.5-hr. lessons
$169/$130 McLean district residents
1502.280 F, 9/19-1/16 9:15-10:45 a.m.
No lesson on 11/7, 11/28, 12/5, 12/26 and 1/2.
Kundalini Yoga for Stress Management
Suitable for both beginners and continuing students. During difficult times, our minds attach to certain thoughts, often ones that do not serve us. Then, our bodies hold tension from stress or fear. The exercises in this class release the tension and kicks up your glandular, nervous and lymphatic systems to move tight bodies and stuck energy.We free ourselves from stress with an active practice that creates stamina and a calm heart. Join us to feel lighter, freer and happier. Please bring a yoga mat.
Instructor: Darshan Kaur Khalsa
12 1-hr., 20-min. lessons
$213/$158 McLean district residents
1540.280 Tu, 9/23-12/16 5:20-6:40 p.m.
No lesson on 11/11.
Kundalini Yoga for Calmness and Well-Being
Suitable for both beginners and continuing students. This effective form of yoga is a great way to recharge and bring a sense of healing to the body and mind.We use posture, movement, breath, sound current and meditation to help you relax and move into greater feelings of well being and happiness. Please bring a yoga mat.
Instructor: Darshan Kaur Khalsa
12 1-hr., 25-min. lessons
$213/$158 McLean district residents
1542.280 W, 9/24-12/17 9:45-11:10 a.m.
No lesson on 11/26.
SENIOR FITNESS
Senior Fitness: Fit-For-Life
A total body fitness and conditioning program for those in search of a moderate but effective workout. Class includes gentle warm-up exercises, strength training with light weights, flexbands and/or resistance tubes, muscle toning and moves to increase dynamic flexibility. Students combine low-impact aerobics and stretches to strengthen and tone muscles, increase flexibility, improve balance and build endurance.Wear aerobic shoes and bring water, an exercise mat, hand weights, resistance bands and tubing with handles.
Instructor: Linda Bernstein
12 55-min. lessons
$113/$84 McLean district residents
1570.280 Tu, 9/16-12/16 1-1:55 p.m.
No lesson on 9/30 and 11/11.
Gentle Workout to Music
-For those returning to or beginning to exercise. A variety of moves are used to provide total body fitness and conditioning. Some exercises use a chair for support. Students combine low-impact aerobics and gentle stretches with strengthening and toning arms, shoulders, chest, neck, legs and back. These exercises increase flexibility, core stability, balance and endurance.Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, hand weights, resistance bands and tubing with handles.
Instructor: Linda Bernstein
12 55-min. lessons
$113/$84 McLean district residents
1571.280 Tu, 9/16-12/16 2-2:55 p.m.
No lesson on 9/30 and 11/11.
Gentle Yoga
This fitness-based yoga program, incorporating Hatha yoga and Pilates, honors and respects the mature body. Enjoy increased flexibility, strength, balance, coordination and energy as you gently challenge yourself. Wear comfortable clothing. Bring water, a yoga mat, a small pillow, a yoga strap, a yoga block, a resistance band, a core ball (non-weighted rubber ball, approx 18” circumference) and a set of hand weights.
Instructor: Tanya Nickson
11 55-min. lessons
$104/$77 McLean district residents
1573.280 Th, 9/25-12/18 1-1:55 p.m.
No class on 10/9 and 11/27.
Gentle Yoga—Chair-Based
A chair-based fitness program, incorporating Hatha yoga and Pilates, that honors and respects the mature body. Enjoy increased flexibility, strength, balance, coordination and energy as you gently challenge yourself while seated.Wear comfortable clothing. Bring water, a small pillow, a yoga strap, a yoga block, a resistance band, a core ball (non-weighted rubber ball, approx 18” circumference) and a set of hand weights.
Instructor: Tanya Nickson
11 45-min. lessons
$104/$77 McLean district residents
1574.280 Th, 9/25-12/18 2-2:45 p.m.
No class on 10/9 and 11/27.