new group exercise schedule

Be sure to check out our new summer schedule that begins today.  There are lots of changes that have occurred, especially in our afternoon timeslots.  These are in response to the many, many requests we have received from members to have certain classes available in the evening hours.  A few classes have shifted time slots and some have gone away due to low summer attendance.   The great news is that if you are not a morning person or are not able to leave for class over the noon hour you can now come to body blast and pilates after work.  They are great classes and really worth trying out! See our new schedule at http://www.grmc.us/events/WFCschedule.pdf

Please ask any of our wellness staff if you have questions about the new schedule or the classes we offer.

Exercise Myths Busted!

Some familiar fitness canards are not just wrong but can be downright dangerous, Men’s Health reported June 9. Here’s some advice that you may here in the gym but should ignore:

Go big or go home: Trying to lift too much weight is a recipe for injury. Go slow and steady — work toward incremental gains. Train to technical failure: make the first rep where your form breaks down your last rep.

Push through the pain: There’s a difference between soreness and pain. Ignoring the latter risks serious injury. If it hurts to do an exercise, stop and look for an alternative that can work the same muscles without pain.

Protect your spine with crunches and abs: Actually, too many abdominal exercises can hurt the spine. Try stability exercises instead, like planks or those involving an exercise ball.

Instructor's Choice June 7th

Hello Everyone,
Come ready for a fun filled core workout! I hope to see you there!

walking with arthritis

Research shows the people with arthritis can benefit greatly from low-impact exercise like walking, but two out of three arthritic adults don’t regularly go for walks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

MedPage Today reported May 3 that 53 percent of people with arthritis told pollsters that they don’t take walks at all, and another 13.1 percent said they walked less than 90 minutes total per week. Even so, walking was the most common type of physical activity reported by people with arthritis, with 5.3 percent saying the walked for 90 to 120 minutes, 5.6 percent saying they walked for 120 to 150 minutes, and 23.2 percent reporting walking more than 150 minutes weekly.

The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease program can help people with arthritis get more active; it entails walking three times a week for 30 to 40 minutes over a period of 6 weeks. “Walking is a low-impact, acceptable, convenient, inexpensive, feasible, and proven physical activity intervention that can help reduce arthritis pain, improve function, and move persons with arthritis along the continuum of physical activity,” according to the CDC.

The research was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Memorial Day

In observance of Memorial Day, Grinnell Regional Wellness Services at the PWA Fitness Center and Postels Community Health Park will be CLOSED

Monday, May 27th. 

 

We will re-open Tuesday, May 28^th, with regular hours. 

 

 

Thank you and have a great holiday.

Bike to Work Week

May 13-11 is Bike to Work Week.  For those of us that need a little incentive to get a little more activity in their week, here's an opportunity to participate in a city-wide program.

In years gone by Grinnell has had an amazing representation for Bike to Work Week.  We have even put larger Des Moines area cities to shame.  It's not to late to register!  Visit  www.imaginegrinnell.org  to sign up and check out the events that are happening all week long. 

Instructor's Choice May 10th

Hello Everyone,
Come ready for a total body workout before the weekend starts! Hope to see you all there!