Wellness Center

Aerobics Schedule

Wellness Center Exercise Schedule Summer 2008

Effective August 25th - September 30th   

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Core Training: burn fat, build muscle by activating and strengthening your core abdominals, obliques, upper and lower back, hips, gluteus, and thigh areas.

Cycling: a high, interval training, endurance cycling class performed on a stationary bike...guaranteed to break a sweat-bring a towel and water bottle.

Salsa: Salsa Aerobics is a high energy dance workout to authentic salsa music. Helps improve flexibility, coordination, & increases stamina. Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha, Merengue, Afro-Cuban, and Reggaeton dance steps.

Step: scult muscle & burn fat away with Step class; Total body conditioning. Excellent way to improve your fitness!

Yoga: designed to build both strength and flexibility. Relives stress and pain, improves lung function, and increases oxygen availability. Provides cardiovascular conditioning.

Zumba: mixture of Latin rhythms; cumbia, salsa, samba, and meringue. Easy to follow dance moves and body toning benefits!

Announcements:

If you are attending a cycling class, please make sure you obtain a number from the front desk. Bikes are limited! Numbers will be distributed 10 minutes prior to class time

 

UIW ANN BARSHOP NATATORIUM

AQUA AEROBIC & SWIM CLASSES

FREE TO ALL MEMBERS, STUDENT, FACULTY, & STAFF

FALL 2008 SCHEDULE

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Class Descriptions

Aqua-mania: This is a 50 minute water workout designed to increase cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, strength and muscular endurance.  Primarily in the shallow end of the pool, this is a good class for participants who want a great workout that does not involve swimming. 

ABC’s of Aqua: The instructor leads a 45 minute class that works on general muscle fitness, flexibility, and endurance. This shallow end session is ideal for our members in their golden years who want a regular workout routine.  This basic level session covers Aqua Anchoring Activities, Balance & Bouyancy, and Core Control & Coordination!

 

F.I.T. for H2O:  FUNctional Interval Training: This class will provide the participant with the ultimate fitness workout using aerobic intervals and sometimes deep dynamics. The Instructor will encourage and explain how to adjust resistance levels to improve strength and endurance. This aerobic method strengthens the core, tones the muscles of the extremities, conditions the heart & lungs, and even enhances your balance & coordination!  Intervals, anchoring & resistive equipment are emphasized.

Aqua Circuit: This class for members who desire strength training alternately with cardio respiratory exercise in a supervised setting.

Ai Chi is the water version of the flowing energy of Tai Chi, used primarily as a cool down, this incorporates balance, deep breathing and relaxation!


Deep Dynamics This portion of a class provides invigorating aerobic fitness for swimmers and non-swimmers as floatation equipment is available to all. Deep water exercises promote cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength & endurance through suspended challenges at the surface of the deep.                                                        

   *** non-swimmers are welcome & will be assisted as needed! ***

 

Swim Skills & Drills: This is an intermediate class for members who desire swim coaching to refine swim skills and cardio fitness. The class focuses on your choice of strokes, instruction, technique critique AND allows those with breathing limitations the chance to enhance their cardio respiratory fitness.

 

Triathlon Swim Training: This coaching session prepares you for participation in the swim leg of a triathlon.  Designed for members who swim but want to improve their strokes and learn the ins and outs of open water and draft swimming. This class focuses on competition freestyle and endurance swimming.

All water exercises, done properly, improve flexibility and provide a safe environment for strengthening, flexibility, & cardiovascular exercise. The adjustable aquatic environment strengthens the core 3-dimentionally, enhancing balance, coordination and endurance. Buoyancy properties relieve stress on joints & healing bones and hydrostatic pressure assists withcirculation.