The Salem Parks and Recreation Department is offering a variety of Fitness classes this spring. Take advantage of the many opportunities to enhance your personal health.
CORE AND MORE - ALL LEVELS
This class is designed to reduce body fat and sculpt muscles through a series of strength training exercises using bands, free weights and more. This is a great program for any level participant.
When: Mondays, 5:30-6:30 pm
Instructor: Lori Fadorick
LIFE BALANCE YOGA
This yoga class is for beginner/intermediate students. Yoga is a great way to increase joint mobility, improve muscle tone and flexibility, and build balance. It also improves memory, focus, and attention, as well as promote an overall sense of well-being.
When: Tuesdays & Fridays, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Instructor: Susan Kraughto
CORE & MORE
Fit to the Core uses a variety of exercise modalities to constantly challenge your body and give you a fun, different workout each week. You will mix body weight exercises with interval and strength training, in a variety of formats and class styles. Classes are designed in a way to maximize the benefit by offering several different elements in the same workout, including cardio, strength, core, and conditioning. This class is for all fitness levels and anyone who wants to burn some calories, tone your body, build some muscle, and have some fun!
When: Wednesday, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Praemassing
FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
Body weight training combined with interval and strength circuits to maximize calorie burn and train all aspects of physical fitness. Also includes functional movement training by integrating movements that train your body and muscles to work synergistically together and mimic life movement to help improve balance, coordination, and agility.
When: Saturdays, 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Instructor: Lori Fadorick
FITNESS CLASS INFORMATION: All classes are held in the large room at the back of the Salem Senior (110 Union Street). All fitness classes are on-going and charged on a two-month basis (except chair yoga.) If taking 1 fitness class per week, cost is $30 for two months. If taking 2 fitness classes per week, cost is $50 for 2 months. If taking 3 or more, cost is $70 for 2 months. City of Salem & Salem Schools employees are half-price for fitness classes. Drop-ins are welcome at $5 per class. Instructors are training to modify exercises for beginning levels. All fitness classes are on-going. Payment is made on a 2-month schedule (SEP/OCT, NOV/DEC, JAN/FEB, MAR/APR, MAY/JUN, JUL/AUG). Come to class, fill out a form the first-time, then pay the instructor.
CHAIR YOGA
Chair yoga is modified yoga poses that can be done while seated in a chair or standing behind the chair. Excellent for adults who have had knee or hip replacements or other health issues and cannot make the transition to the floor.
When: Tuesdays, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Instructor: Susan Kraughto
Cost: $20 per 6-week session
**This class is on-going in 6-week sessions and open to all ages but is held during the day to also accommodate senior citizens who cannot transition to the floor. Please note the cost is different than the other classes.
THE NUTRITION CLASS AND THE POSTURAL ALIGNMENT SERIES listed below are also held in the large room at the back of the Salem Senior Center (110 Union Street). These classes are offered at $50 each for the 4-week sessions. (City employees are offered these courses at half price.) Register for these two classes on Active Net on the Salem Parks and Recreation website.
NUTRITION AND YOU
When: Mondays, 6:45 – 7:45 pm, May 2 – 23
Cost: $50 for 4 weeks
Instructor: Lori Fadorick
Week 1 (May 2) - Nutrition and You
This Nutrition 101 informational session will help you design a plan for eating right. There is no “one size fits all” plan. This session will assist you in learning how to set goals, tips for sticking with them, eating right for your goals, the importance of hydration, carbs, fat, and protein and how they work in your body and much more!
Week 2 (May 9) - Nutrition - It’s Not Just About the Food
There are an enormous number of factors that affect how our body processes the nutrition (food) we put into it. This session takes a deeper look at nutrition and our body. We’ll look at factors such as hormones, the gut microbiome, insulin resistance, and environmental factors.
Week 3 (May 16) - Gut Microbiome and Immunity
A healthy gut microbiome can help build a healthy immune system. In this informational session, learn how your gut health affects your overall health and how the good bacteria in your body keeps your immune system primed to fight infection. We’ll also talk about tips to diversify your diet, which affects the diversity of bacteria in the gut and help shift a gut microbiome to one that boosts a healthy immune response.
Week 4 (May 23) - Gut Microbiome and Chronic Disease.
The state of gut bacteria affects almost every process in the human body. An unhealthy gut can cause a host of issues. In this informational session, we’ll look at the link between an unhealthy gut and hormonal disruptions and chronic inflammation which can precede serious diseases.
POSTURAL ALIGNMENT SERIES
When: Saturdays, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 4 – 25
Cost: $50 for 4 weeks
Instructor: Elizabeth Praemassing
This is a 4-week workshop series exploring structural and functional parts of the body. Participants will learn new ways of moving and experiencing within their bodies. Each week builds through experiential awareness, education, and gentle exercises enriching healthy alignment, support, and wellbeing.
Week 1 (April 30) - The Feet
Bare feet required.
Habit and sensory awareness.
Stability, support, palpation, and gait.
Week 2 (May 7) - The Pelvis
‘Sit’ Bones, pelvic floor, low back stability, abdominal muscles, and diaphragm.
Week 3 (May 14) - Shoulder Girdle
Our wings and mobility from fingertips to rib cage. Movement awareness, exercises, and stabilization.
Week 4 (May 21) - The Cranium
Eyes, Head, neck and putting it all together.
For more information, please contact Vickie Sword at 540-375-3054 or vsword@salemva.gov