Spring 2024 Fitness Classes
- All fitness classes take place in the MPR of Newell.
- Payment is made at the Fitness Center desk with credit card or check.
- Clean sneakers required.
- Mix and match classes with our bundle pricing options
CURRENT CLASSES BEING OFFERED:
HIIT Cardio and Strength Class Instructor: Lisa Francey Towle
Tue/Thu 8:30am-9:30am
This is a high energy workout designed to increase cardiovascular endurance and build muscular strength. We’ll use weights, steps, and mats to target all muscle groups during a fast-moving series of exercises. Interval training will help to push us past plateaus. You’ll leave the class feeling stronger and energized. Modifications will be offered. Please bring a small towel and a water bottle.
Face Yoga Instructor: Lisa Francey Towle
Fri 12:25pm-12:45pm
Our facial expressions can actually trigger the release of different neurotransmitters. By working the muscles in the face not only can we create a more youthful appearance, we can also be intentional about using facial moves to boost feeling better from the inside out. Participants can wear their work clothes, as fitness clothes will not be necessary. The cost od this class is 1/2 the cost of a regular class because it’s only 30 minutes. We’ll do a 5 minute warm up, 10-15 face exercises, and 5 minutes of relaxation at the end.
Couch Potato to Wild Critter Instructor: Len Mackey
Mon/Wed 11:00am-12:00pm
We do exercises to: make it easier to rise from the floor or couch, improve our grip strength, improve our ability to balance on one leg. This class will identify any limiting factors to our kinesthetic awareness, strength, and mobility, and apply corrective movement to tone and support those specific areas of the body at a pace and intensity specific you! Learn to use free weights, body weighs, and other resistance tools. We will move slowly and with great awareness to strengthen our core and pelvicmusculature in 360 degrees, through high and low levels, and three planes of spinal movement to develop proximal stability as we step, lunge, squat, sneak, and crawl.
Custom Classes, Personal Training and Nutritional Coaching Instructor: Len Mackey
Len will set up times that work for you! Session can be 30 minutes or one hour.
Develop a long-term fitness program for yourself, your officemates, or a friend or two, that encourages optimal health, growth, wellness, and success. Integrate corrective movement ractices to build strength, flexibility and endurance catered to the needs of your sport or lifestyle, or to counter act the negative effects of being sedentary for too long.
Adopt self-care principles to maximize growth, energy levels and long-term vitality. Build a strong foundation of balance, durability, confidence, and joy through selective personalized training. Len Mackey, an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist, has been studying and teaching yoga, fitness, and dance since 1999. He is the founder of Ancient Earth Skills-Feral Human Fitness, and Couch Potato to Wild Critter Online Course.
Core Yoga (Everyone is welcome!) - Instructor: Len Mackey/Wed 12:00-1:00 pm
Make time for self care with this core yoga practice. Breathe deep. Stretch and strengthen your body with a combination of dynamic movements, breath exercises, and fun yoga poses. Make yourself feel better and be more comfortable in your body. Create a happier back, a greater range of motion, and chase away chronic injury, soreness and fatigue with this yoga based corrective movement program. All levels (Tinman to Gumby) are welcome to attend. This class will provide a template for long term joint and spinal health.
SLU Riders Instructors: Lila Dobson ‘26 & Marcella Grimaldi ’24
Mon/Tues/Wed/Thu 5:00pm-5:45pm
Are you in need of a good sweat and a break from stressful work? Well, you are in luck. SLU Riders is the place for you! SLU Riders is St. Lawrence's all-inclusive spin class. If you have never taken a cycle class, no worries! Anyone can come and ride. Both of our instructors are super friendly and fun! They are also both certified spin instructors. Marcella is a senior! Lila is a sophomore and will be starting classes week of Sept 4
th. Fall semester classes will be held on Monday/Wednesday/Friday (students)at 5 pm. Tuesday/Tuesday 5pm Fac/Staff/Community. Each class is 45 minutes of hard work and fun! They will be held in the multipurpose room in Newell. For all updates about classes follow @ slu.riders on Instagram. All the information will be there! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Marcella or Lila with questions. We can't wait to see you there!
@ slu.riders on Instagram @ marcellagrimaldi on Instagram @ lilajdobson on Instagram
Senior Fitness Instructor: Robin Durocher
Tue/Thu 9:45am-10:45am (ongoing)
Cost: $24 for 8 classes (month)
Robin will keep you feeling young and healthy in this low/moderate intensity class. Join a dynamic group of seniors who make exercise and wellness a priority in their life! Regardless of your current level of fitness, Robin will use her 20+ years of experience to get you started and keep you going well into your golden years! Expect an elongated warm up to circulate the blood and grease the joints before a modified resistance training session using various equipment like weights, and chairs to get you the exercise you need without the risk of overexertion, or loss of balance. Finish with a well designed stretching routine to keep you feeling nimble on your off-days.
